Taiwan President Lai Ching-te

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te

Lawmakers protest and fight during a parliamentary session in Taipei, Taiwan May 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang

Protests as Taiwan parliament pushes contentious reforms

The squabble comes as Lai Ching-te took office on Monday as the new president, facing not only an angry China, which views him as a "separatist", but also a fractured parliament, after...

Taiwan's former President Tsai Ing-wen and new President Lai Ching-te wave to people during the inauguration ceremony outside the Presidential office building in Taipei, Taiwan May 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

New Taiwanese president calls on China to stop its threats

Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, of Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP), holds a press conference, following the victory in the presidential elections, in Taipei, Taiwan 13 January, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Incoming Taiwan president courts diplomatic allies with shrimp fishing

Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te was voted to power on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan elects leader China calls 'troublemaker' in blow for Xi