Taiwan’s new leader William Lai takes the helm, and a tougher line

Taiwan’s new leader William Lai takes the helm, and a tougher line

Lai’s inauguration marks an unprecedented third term for the DPP. However, unlike Tsai when she became president in 2016, Lai made no mention of the 1992 consensus in his address. The consensus is a tacit agreement between Beijing and Taipei that there is one China but each side of the Taiwan Strait can have its … Read more