China Has No Right to Represent Taiwan, President Lai Says

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The Taiwanese president also asked China to โ€˜live up to the expectations of the international community.โ€™

TAIPEI, Taiwanโ€”Taiwanโ€™s freedom and way of life are being threatened by authoritarianism, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said, adding that he is committed to defending the islandโ€™s sovereignty from annexation or infringement.

Lai, who took office in May, delivered a keynote national address in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on Oct. 10, which is celebrated as National Day in Taiwan. This year, the celebration also marked Taiwanโ€™s 113th birthday.

โ€œOn this land, democracy and freedom are growing and thriving. The Peopleโ€™s Republic of China has no right to represent Taiwan,โ€ Lai said, referring to Chinaโ€™s official name.

Lai reiterated Taiwanโ€™s position of maintaining the current status quo of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, while seeking to hold equal and dignified talks with the Chinese communist regime.

โ€œAs president, my mission is to ensure that our nation endures and progresses,โ€ Lai said. โ€œI will also uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty.โ€

The Chinese regimeโ€™s hostility toward Taiwan and its liberal democratic system has grown since Taiwanโ€™s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power in 2016, when Laiโ€™s predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen, began the first of her two terms in office. Lai, who is currently the DPP chairman, was vice president during the Tsai administration.

The egime considers both Tsai and Lai to be โ€œseparatists,โ€ a phrase Beijing frequently uses for any Taiwanese citizen who advocates for the islandโ€™s sovereignty.

Lai said his administration would like to work with the Chinese regime on issues such as addressing climate change, combating infectious diseases, and maintaining regional security.

He urged China to โ€œlive up to the expectations of the international communityโ€ and apply its influence to end Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East.

โ€œTaiwan faces relentless challenges, and the worldโ€™s challenges are just as much our own,โ€ Lai said. โ€œAnd expanding authoritarianism is posing a host of challenges to the rules-based international order, threatening our hard-won free and democratic way of life.โ€

Byย Frank Fang

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