HKFP Lens: Pomp and ceremony as Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te sworn in as island’s new leader
The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new leader on Monday, after Beijing branded him a “dangerous separatist.” Lai faces a full inbox, with political gridlock at home, sabre-rattling from Beijing, and dwindling allies abroad. HKFP rounds up photography from the inauguration day in Taipei. In Lai’s first speech as the island’s president, delivered just after 11 am, Lai said Taiwan would continue to work with the world’s democracies to “combat disinformation, strengthen democratic resilience, address challenges and allow Taiwan to become the MVP [Most Va...