Lai, 'determined to protect Taiwan from threats from China' - Breaking news

1/13/2024, 2:07:15 PM

Highlights: Lai assured that he was "determined to safeguard Taiwan from continued threats and intimidation by China" Lai added that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait "is an important responsibility" for him. Lai: "We will use dialogue to replace confrontation in trade with China." Lai was elected president of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in a landslide victory last month. He was the first DPP candidate to win a presidential election in Taiwan since independence in Taipei in 1949. The DPP has been in power since the 1970s.

William Lai assured that he was "determined to safeguard Taiwan from continued threats and intimidation by China" and work to maintain the status quo between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Meeting with media and supporters in the tent set up at the DPP election district after his victory in the presidency, Lai added that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait "is an important responsibility.
We will use dialogue to replace confrontation in trade with China."