Opinion
Taiwan’s new leader faces a hostile China with a minority parliament
As Taiwan forges its own path and China’s options for exerting his control peacefully diminish, the scenarios become increasingly unpredictable.
Michael SmithHealth editorTaipei | Taiwan’s new president may have pulled off a historic coup by leading his party to an unprecedented third successive term in power, but his victory celebrations will be short-lived.
William Lai Ching-te, the softly spoken former doctor loathed by Beijing, will face far bigger challenges in government than his predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen, had to grapple with during her past eight years in power.
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