Newly sworn-in Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday (May 20) to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people. Read more: https://str.sg/v4Tc

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