Lai Ching-te Inaugurated as Free China’s President in a Transition Likely To Bolster Island Democracy’s Ties to America
He takes over from Tsai Ing-wen, who led Taiwan through eight years of economic and social development despite the Covid pandemic and China’s escalating military threats.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Republic of China on Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will continue the self-governing island democracy’s policy of de facto independence while seeking to bolster its defenses against Communist China.
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