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Lai Ching-te urges China to accept Taiwan's existence in inaugural speech
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TAIPEI – Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, was sworn in on Monday, completing his ascent from humble beginnings to the top office and calling on China to respect the will of voters.
At the same time, an opposition coalition that enjoys a majority in Taiwan’s legislature appears intent on clipping Lai’s wings by rushing through laws that top lawyers have publicly warned against.
“No matter under what guise or banner, pursuing Taiwan independence and secession is doomed to failure,” he was quoted as saying during a regular press conference, when asked about Lai’s inauguration speech.
Lai took the oath of office in Taipei shortly after 9 a.m., local time, becoming the fifth directly elected head of state in Taiwan’s history and taking over from from Tsai Ing-wen, who was president for eight years.
Their victory in January’s election secured a third straight term for their Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), in what was seen as a reaffirmation of the sovereignty of the democracy of 23 million people and a rebuke of China’s threats.
Like Tsai and the DPP, Lai rejects the notion that Taiwan and China belong to one bigger Chinese polity – an idea embraced by the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Beijing.
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