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1. • • Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move angered Beijing, which issued a statement after the results insisting that "Taiwan is part of China".
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   • Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday and his opponents conceded, a result that will chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the next four years. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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   Jan 13, 2024 · William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now? 13 January 2024. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. BBC News, Taiwan. Getty Images. Mr Lai, pictured here at a rally outside the...

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   Jan 13, 2024 · Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now? Beijing's communist government reviles Mr Lai's pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which has governed Taiwan for...

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   Jan 14, 2024 · They picked their 64-year-old vice-president, a doctor-turned politician, William Lai Ching-te, to lead Taiwan through its testy relationship with China. It's an unprecedented third term for the DPP, a party China sees as skirting too close to its unquestionable red line - Taiwanese independence.

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   May 19, 2024 · Summary. William Lai, a 64-year-old doctor turned politician, has been sworn in as Taiwan’s president, following his win in January’s election. In his inauguration speech, he called China's...

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   Jan 14, 2024 · Beijing has referred to Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's president-elect, as a separatist and a troublemaker. (Reuters: Ann Wang) Beijing has cut off official communications with Taipei ever since President Tsai Ing-wen's election eight years ago.

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9. apnews.com › article › lai-taiwan-president-chinaTaiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island ...

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   Jan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. Lai, 64, emerged victorious in the election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own.

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    Jan 13, 2024 · How William Lai manages Beijing, and how Beijing reacts to him, will determine his presidency.