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In his inaugural speech, Lai Ching-te emphasized the notion of Huadu, saying that the inauguration of the first democratically elected president Lee Teng-hui in 1996 proved to the world that "the Republic of China Taiwan is a sovereign, independent nation in which sovereignty lies in the hands of the people".
Tsai made a controversial statement in May 2010 claiming that the Republic of China was a "government-in-exile" non-native to Taiwan; [34] however on 8 October 2011, two days prior to the 100-year anniversary celebrations of the Double Ten Day, Tsai changed her statement, stating that "The ROC is Taiwan, Taiwan is the ROC, and the current ROC ...
At the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit, the ROC president is forbidden from attending personally, and must send a special envoy to represent them at the event. However, on 2 December 2016, US President-elect Donald Trump accepted a congratulatory telephone call from the ROC president, a clear break from prior protocol.
Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island ...
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The swearing-in ceremony is traditionally when the new president also delivers their inaugural address. A little after 12 p.m.: The official farewell and ceremonial departure of the former ...
In the 1980s Ma Ying-jeou started working for President Chiang Ching-kuo as Deputy Director of the First Bureau of the Presidential Office and the President's English interpreter. Ma was later promoted to the chair of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission under the Executive Yuan at the age of 38, becoming the youngest cabinet ...
President Donald Trump takes the oath of office as he is inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States ©Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies