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Taiwan’s Lai strikes moderate tone on cross-strait issues in Oct 10 speech
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te steered clear of repeating the two lines that “really angered Beijing in the past”, said an analyst.
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- Lai's National Day address took a more moderate tone, avoiding phrases that previously angered Beijing, signalling a more cautious approach.
- He called on China to renounce use of force or coercion to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
- The government would build a “T-Dome” air defence system to provide multi-layered protection against enemy threats.
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TAIPEI – In striking a more moderate tone on cross-strait issues in his national day address on Oct 10, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te tried not to give Beijing further reason to mark him as responsible for escalating tensions.
Mr Lai steered clear of repeating the two lines that “really angered Beijing in the past”, said Associate Professor Chen Shih-min, a political science analyst at National Taiwan University.
