Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te vowed to boost the island’s defences and improve economic resilience in a New Year’s Day speech, as he faces a serious challenge from the opposition ...

President William Lai’s (賴清德) New Year’s Day speech covered much of the ground one would expect on such occasions. However, it was his comments on what is happening in the Legislative Yuan that were ...

We didn’t really get a lot of that snark in this speech,” he said. “It tells me that when it matters, William Lai knows how ...

President William Lai, center, speaks in a video address to the annual conference of the Taiwan American Federation of Northern California held in the US on Saturday. Lai in his speech expressed hope ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, included that statement ... This remained true despite her 2019 speech that emphasized independence. One participant emphasized the ...

In a speech today at the Presidential Office, Lai said that the delegation, despite domestic political differences, projects unity to the outside world and will work to the nation’s benefit by ...

strengthen national defence, and build economic security' Taiwan's new president, William Lai Ching-te, made a major pivot from his predecessor in his inauguration speech on Monday by not ...

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) yesterday urged President William Lai ... The TPP criticized Lai’s New Year’s address, saying that while the president mentioned “democracy” 26 ...

President William Lai (賴清德) this morning extended his congratulations to US President Donald Trump via social media on his inauguration. In a post on X, Lai said Taiwan looks forward to working with ...

William, was sworn in at the presidential office building in central Taipei. In a nearby plaza, crowds gathered for a show of marching bands and performers and to hear Lai’s inauguration speech.