New Taiwanese president calls on China to stop its threats
by Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser— TAIPEI >> Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace was the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people.
Los Angeles Times—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 territory and has vowed to pursue its unification with the mainland, by force if necessary. Denounced by China...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—China’s foreign minister calls Taiwan’s new president ‘disgraceful’. BEIJING >> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Taiwan’s newly-inaugurated President Lai Ching-te “disgraceful” today, stepping up Beijing’s rhetoric just a day after he took office.
BBC—China Taiwan: Beijing really doesn't like Taiwan's new president. Soon after China began its military drills in the skies and seas around Taiwan, it also launched a tirade against the man they said had...