No honeymoon for the leader called inflexible, ineffectual in relations with Washington, and still on a collision course with Beijing.

Lai Ching-te marked one year in office by extending an olive branch to Beijing, while also calling on the island to keep bolstering its defences.

As Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te marks one year in office, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) sharply criticised his administration's performance, placing particular emphasis on cross-strait relations with China and accusing the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of undermining Taiwan's sovereignty and democratic values.

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China claims Taiwan as its territory and has a particular distrust of Mr Lai whom it labels a 'troublemaker'. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday in a speech marking one year in office struck a conciliatory tone by calling for a national security meeting with opposition party leaders, while reiterating his openness to engaging in dialogue with Beijing.

President Lai Ching-te marked one year in office with a powerful message: Taiwan wants peace with China—but not at the cost of realism or sovereignty. In his speech, Lai emphasized that only Taiwan’s people can determine the island’s future,