Prospect of fresh tensions with Beijing over Taiwan may not please the United States
People gather to watch monitor screens showing new President Lai Ching-te delivering his speech in Taipei. Photograph: Taipei news photographer via APWhen Lai Ching-te made his inaugural speech outside the presidential palace in Taipei on Monday, he was addressing a number of audiences.
In January, Lai said that in dealing with Beijing, he would “act in accordance with the Republic of China constitutional order, in a manner that is balanced and maintains the cross-strait status quo”. This echoed a phrase used by Tsai when she was inaugurated in 2016 and sent a reassuring signal to Beijing because the constitution conceives of one China, although the government of the Republic of China only controls Taiwan.
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