Taiwan President Welcomes 'Equal' Exchanges with China in New Year Address

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By Andy Hsueh/Joyce Tseng

President Lai Ching-te urged the Taiwanese people to keep walking firmly on the path of democracy in his televised New Year address. Amid geopolitical tensions with China and a fractured legislature domestically, Lai says the country's values of freedom and democracy that have earned Taiwan global trust are the only way forward.