Lai Ching-te sworn in as Taiwan's new president | The World

Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as Taiwan's new president. Mr Lai, who won the presidential election in January takes over from Tsai Ing-wen, having served as her vice president for the past four years. International Crisis Group's China Senior Analyst Amanda Hsiao says during his inauguration speech, Mr Lai doubled down on Taiwan as a beacon of democracy.

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