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High-stakes tests loom for Taiwan
The inauguration speech by Taiwan’s new president will be closely watched, but it is not the only test of cross-strait ties.
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Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te and Vice-President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim celebrating their victory in January.
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TAIPEI – On May 20, Mr Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will be sworn in as president.
In taking office, he will set in motion a series of tests. The outcome is highly uncertain, but the stakes are exceedingly high.
