In Inaugural Address, Lai Pivots Towards Taiwan Independence and "Two-State Theory"
President Lai Ching-te was inaugurated yesterday and declared in his inaugural address that the new administration will uphold the "Four Musts" with a stance of neither submission nor arrogance, aiming to maintain the status quo.
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Legislators to Visit Taiping Island to Assert Sovereignty
Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) legislators intended to visit Taiping Island before the inauguration of incoming President William Lai on May 20 but unexpectedly faced scrutiny by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus of the Legislative Yuan, which has suggested that this trip is to "cheer" for China and claimed that it may release a "wrong signal" to the international community.
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China Proposes Roadmap to Resume Cross-Strait Tourism
In the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent remarks that he "would like to see more mainland people visit Taiwan," mainland China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on April 28 that it would, Fujian residents, first resume tourism for to Taiwan’s outlying Matsu and conditionally restore group tours to Taiwan.
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Lai Touts Healthy Cross-Strait Party-to-Party Dialogue
On April 24, President-elect William Lai, in his capacity as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman, for the first time proposed "constructive dialogue led by ruling parties on both sides of the strait."
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4/15 Taipower Bought Electricity at Sky-High Prices to Avert Blackout
On April 15, Taiwan faced a nationwide power rationing crisis exacerbated by consecutive days of blackouts in Taoyuan, sparking public outrage.
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Meeting with Ma Again, Xi Hopes for More Cross-Strait People-to-People Exchanges
Former President Ma Ying-jeou led a youth delegation to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of April 10.
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Subtle Changes in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations on Eve of Lai's Inauguration
Former President Ma Ying-jeou embarked on a journey to mainland China on April 1.
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Former President Ma to Meet with Xi Again
Former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit China again on April 1, with his visit to Beijing sparking anticipation for a possible "Ma-Xi Meeting."
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Businesses Wary of Power Shortage Despite Government Assurances
President-elect William Lai visited the Hsinchu Science Park on March 19 for a closed-door meeting with semiconductor industry representatives, marking the first stop of his post-election five major industries' dialogue.
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Outgoing President Tsai Meets with Opposition Party Leader
After nearly eight years in office, President Tsai Ing-wen finally met with Chairman Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) two months before stepping down and arranged to meet with Chairman Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT), hoping for unity across party lines to advance the nation.
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