Taiwan's Lai Sworn in as President in Taipei

Published 2024-05-19
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te was sworn in as president on Monday. The 64-year-old former kidney doctor and ex-vice president took his oath of office in Taipei. The new leader will have to navigate the complex relationship between America and China, which has called him an “instigator of war” and pledged to bring the island under its control someday, by force if necessary. 
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All Comments (21)
  • @nintendofan1749
    Best of luck to him. Hopefully he won’t be the last president of Taiwan.
  • @ArabicReja973
    It doesn't matter how many times the Chinese regime repeats the lies, or how angry it pretends to be, - Taiwan 🇹🇼 is still an independent country.
  • @AhmetTekin101
    How in the world, the unelected Chinese regime can tell the freedom-loving Taiwanese what to do with their future?
  • @lastChang
    China 🇨🇳 needs to play by the rules and respect human rights. Xi Jinping will be held accountable for any Chinese interference into Taiwan's internal affairs.
  • @cspell2
    Congratulations President Lai !
  • @fredsaga3708
    Taiwan is an independent democracy. Taiwan should amend its Constitution to exclude Mainland China from its legal territory as soon as possible.
  • @jeff4ist
    How ridiculous! Lai Qingde actually swore in the office of president to the so-called foreigners he hated 😂 You can imagine how reluctant Lai Qingde was! (Person in the painting: Sun Yat-sen from Guangdong Province, China)
  • May his presidency be filled with peace, prosperity and national unity 🌸🌸🌸
  • @lilili2121
    On May 20,2024,in the Taiwan Presidential Palace of the 「Republic of China 🇹🇼」,Lai Qingde,a member of the Taiwan Independence Democratic Progressive Party ,bowed to the Republic of China and sworn in as the President of the Republic of China 。
  • @dinnerwaltz
    Why does Taiwan's president take his oath of office in front of a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, China's founding father?
  • @nancylee495
    賴清德從今天起全民監督你所發的誓,每字每句都要做到。
  • @thienhoang3667
    CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF TAIWAN 🇹🇼
  • @chun-yuchen9657
    The free country of Taiwan and the free world stands against the evil ccp
  • @user-yp2rj3qt4m
    一个致力于搞台独的人,在向一个一生致力于复兴中华民族的人宣誓,简直是天大的讽刺!