ANALYSIS/Lai's National Day speech seeks to clarify cross-strait ties: Scholars
10/10/2024 11:26 PM
President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) National Day address on Thursday clarified the positioning of cross-strait ties by reiterating the existence of mutual non-subordination between the ROC and PRC and rejecting the PRC's right to represent Taiwan, which some have linked to United Nations' Resolution 2758, scholars said.
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