Friday, November 8th, 2024

President Lai vowed to resist “interference or encroachment”.


Taiwan President William Lai Ching-tey said that his/her mission as the country’s leader is to ensure that “the country’s sovereignty is not violated or occupied,” in a veiled reference to China’s claim to the island. Should not be done.”

In his/her address in Taipei on Thursday to mark Taiwan’s National Day, Lai promised to maintain Taiwan’s self-ruled status, saying, “The Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) – which includes Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and took root – and the People’s Republic of China are not subject to each other”, the Central News Agency Taiwan reported.

In his/her first National Day speech since taking office in May, Taiwanese President Lai said, “The People’s Republic of China (the official name of China) has no right to represent Taiwan.”

Taiwanese media outlets reported that he/she said his/her “mission” as president was to “ensure that our nation endures and progresses” and “resist occupation or encroachment on our sovereignty”.

China claims to be a self-governing democracy and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its goal of unification.

Lai further promised to maintain “the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” and to cooperate with Beijing on addressing issues of mutual interest such as climate change, combating infectious diseases, and maintaining regional security.

Earlier in a talk at a National Day event on 5 October, Lai said it was “absolutely impossible” for China to be the “motherland” of Taiwan because the island’s government was established in 1911, far from China’s 1949 communist regime. First.

CNA Taiwan quoted him/her as saying that “the Republic of China may be the homeland of citizens of the People’s Republic of China who are over 75 years old.”

Furthermore, the Taiwanese President called on China to “live up to the expectations of the international community” by using its influence and working with other countries toward ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in West Asia.

Lai, whose Democratic Progressive Party won the presidency for the third consecutive time in January this year, also called for unity among Taiwanese beyond party lines.

“Our nation must be more united, and our society must be more stable,” he/she said, as quoted by Focus Taiwan.

The National Day ceremony on October 10 was held in front of the Presidential Office of Taiwan and was attended by hundreds of guests from Taiwan and abroad, including approximately 183 foreign dignitaries.



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