{"id":36688,"date":"2024-05-24T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T10:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=36688"},"modified":"2024-06-10T20:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:57:30","slug":"navigating-treacherous-waters-taiwan-inaugurates-new-president-amid-chinese-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/navigating-treacherous-waters-taiwan-inaugurates-new-president-amid-chinese-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Treacherous Waters: Taiwan Inaugurates New President Amid Chinese Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36688\" class=\"elementor elementor-36688\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aeea099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aeea099\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b82ebba\" data-id=\"b82ebba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec47ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bec47ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN\">Photo from the inauguration of William Lai by European Values Taiwan Office<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b164ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b164ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-b164ff8{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-389243ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"389243ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f90410\" data-id=\"f90410\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef2e42e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef2e42e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63d5e713\" data-id=\"63d5e713\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc6982b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc6982b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is happening?<\/h2><p>On Monday, May 20, William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) and Hsiao Bi-khim (\u856d\u7f8e\u7434)were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/front\/archives\/2024\/05\/21\/2003818162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sworn in<\/strong><\/a><strong> as 16<sup>th<\/sup> President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)<\/strong>. Their inauguration followed their victory in the January 14th elections, which secured an <strong>unprecedented third term<\/strong> for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).<\/p><p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/politics\/202405200007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inauguration speech<\/a>, Lai urged Beijing to respect Taiwanese citizens\u2019 choices, recognize his administration as <strong>Taiwan\u2019s legal government<\/strong>, and choose <strong>\u201cdialogue over confrontation.\u201d<\/strong> Lai suggests measures to pursue peace with his \u201cFour Pillars of Peace Action Plan,\u201d which includes strengthening national defense, ensuring economic security, maintaining stable cross-strait relations, and promoting values-based diplomacy. However, <strong>Lai cautions citizens against \u201charboring any delusions\u201d about <\/strong><strong>China&#8217;s intentions.<\/strong> He acknowledges recent threats from China as intimidation tactics and demonstrates a firm resolve to defend<strong> Taiwan&#8217;s sovereignty<\/strong>.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>What is the broader picture?<\/h2><p>Since the DPP\u2019s landslide victory led by former President Tsai Ing-wen (\u8521\u82f1\u6587) in the 2016 presidential elections, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/06\/26\/world\/asia\/china-suspends-diplomatic-contact-with-taiwan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>diplomatic contact between the two Straits has been suspended<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> a move initiated by Beijing just a month after Tsai entered office. This was due to Tsai\u2019s refusal to endorse the <a href=\"https:\/\/globaltaiwan.org\/2022\/09\/the-kmt-continues-to-grapple-with-its-1992-consensus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1992 Consensus<\/a> as the <strong>political basis for cross-strait relations,<\/strong> despite her affirmation to maintain the status quo.\u00a0 The 1992 Consensus, a term coined several years after the titular year, refers to a series of meetings in which both sides of the straits discussed the concept of \u201cone China.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/globaltaiwan.org\/2024\/02\/the-one-china-principle-chinas-norm-versus-global-realities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beijing&#8217;s present stance<\/strong><\/a><strong> maintains<\/strong> that \u201cone China\u201d means that the <strong>People&#8217;s Republic of China as the sole legitimate authority<\/strong> representing both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Meanwhile, Taipei often describes it as <strong>\u201cOne China, Respective Interpretations<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p><p>Tsai\u2019s refusal aligns with her party&#8217;s stance on cross-strait relations, which advocates Taiwan\u2019s sovereignty. <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/cross-strait\/202405200030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As a result,<\/a> China suspended independent travel to Taiwan in 2019, and following Tsai\u2019s reelection in 2020, halted both group travel to Taiwan and the enrollment of Chinese students in Taiwanese universities. These <strong>measures are <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/cross-strait\/202405200030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>unlikely to change<\/strong><\/a><strong> despite Lai&#8217;s proposal <\/strong>in his inaugural speech on Monday, as he has not endorsed the 1992 consesus. Instead, <strong>Lai emphasized the reality of the Republic of China\u2019s existence<\/strong>, which has drawn criticism from both Taiwan\u2019s opposition party members and Beijing. During a forum on cross-strait relations, KMT member and former president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/taiwan\/archives\/2024\/05\/22\/2003818225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ma Ying-jeou (\u99ac\u82f1\u4e5d) stated<\/a> that Lai\u2019s unwillingness to recognize the one-China policy would bring risks and continue the lack of cross-strait communication. Beijing\u2019s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) responded by describing <strong>Lai\u2019s speech<\/strong> as a downright \u201cconfession of Taiwan independence\u201d while adding that China \u201cmust counteract and punish\u201d all efforts of independence.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>Why does it matter?<\/h2><p>Lai\u2019s inaugural speech outlined his willingness to engage in dialogue with China while maintaining the status quo, a sentiment echoed by his party, the DPP, and his predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen. However, given China\u2019s lack of reciprocal effort, tensions will likely rise during Lai\u2019s term, considering the critical nature of the next few years. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/03\/20\/china-will-be-ready-to-invade-taiwan-by-2027-us-admiral-says\/?sh=3370222a12c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> point towards China being ready or willing to invade Taiwan by 2027.<\/p><p>Furthermore, Lai will face numerous domestic challenges as well. Although his party won the presidential race this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/politics\/202401140002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DPP failed to secure a majority in the legislative election<\/a>, resulting in the Legislative Yuan lacking a majority party. Already a mere day after Lai\u2019s inauguration <a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2024\/05\/tens-of-thousands-protest-bill-to-expand-legislative-power-in-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>protests<\/strong><\/a><strong> erupted in the streets of Taipei<\/strong> to protest a bill by the Legislative Yuan.<\/p><p>On a perhaps more hopeful note, Lai\u2019s \u201cFour Pillars of Peace Action Plan\u201d emphasizes <strong>values-based diplomacy<\/strong>, which vows to stand alongside like-minded democratic countries. These statements point to opportunities to uphold the upward trajectory in Taiwan-Europe relations. The EU and its member states can deepen their engagements with Taiwan in terms of economics and by exchanging best practices and implementing joint projects to protect democratic institutions and processes, a shared mission underscored by the normative alignment between Taipei and Brussels. In the past, Lai has already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/taiwan-presidential-hopeful-seeks-closer-ties-with-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed great interest<\/a> in further cooperation with the European Union, and his speech on Monday implies the same commitment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo from the inauguration of William Lai by European Values Taiwan Office Foto z inaugurace Williama Laje, Evropsk\u00e9 hodnoty What is happening? On Monday, May 20, William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) and Hsiao Bi-khim (\u856d\u7f8e\u7434)were sworn in as 16th President and Vice President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). 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