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    Taiwan's new president calls for peace amid tenuous relations with China

    In his first speech as president of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te emphasized preserving peace amid rising tensions with China and criticism that he could provoke military conflict. At his inauguration Monday, Lai called for China to help maintain peace and halt military and political intimidation directed at the self-ruled island. Chinese President Xi Jinping considers Taiwan a part of China's ...
    by Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times May 20, 2024 2 minutes
    Left to right, Taiwan's former President, Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's new President, Lai Ching-te, and the new Vice President, Hsiao Bi- khim, show up on the stage during Taiwan's new President Lai Ching- te's inauguration ceremony on May 20, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.

    In his first speech as president of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te emphasized preserving peace amid rising tensions with China and criticism that he could provoke military conflict.

    At his inauguration Monday, Lai called for China to help maintain peace and halt military and political intimidation directed at the self-ruled island. Chinese President Xi Jinping considers Taiwan a part of China's territory and has vowed to pursue

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