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President-elect Lai stands for 'the status quo'

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January 13, 2024

Lai Ching-te's victory rally was the scene of a "huge amount of excitement" — a "rock concert atmosphere" — says DW's chief international editor, Richard Walker. Lai "committed to the status quo, which in his eyes means that Taiwan is an autonomous democracy and gets on with its own business," but also clearly communicating to Beijing that he does not wish to "rock the boat," Walker said.

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