ANALYSIS / Taiping Island trip aimed at pressing Lai on sovereignty: Analysts
05/15/2024 08:18 PM
A trip by about 20 opposition lawmakers to Taiping Island just two days before President-elect Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) inauguration on May 20 is aimed at challenging Lai to reiterate Taiwan's territorial claims and sovereignty, analysts believe.
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