HKFP Lens: Pomp and ceremony as Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te sworn in as island’s new leader
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-05-21T06:17:31.000Z

The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new leader on Monday, after Beijing branded him a “dangerous separatist.” Lai faces a full inbox, with political gridlock at home, sabre-rattling from Beijing, and dwindling allies abroad. HKFP rounds up photography from the inauguration day in Taipei. In Lai’s first speech as […]

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