Taiwan’s new leaders: President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim
May 20, 2024
Lai Ching-te is inaugurated as Taiwan’s president on May 20, 2024. Self-proclaimed ‘cat warrior’ Hsiao Bi-khim is his vice president. (Credit: Sam Yeh / AFP)
On May 20, Lai Ching-te was inaugurated as Taiwan’s president alongside his deputy Hsiao Bi-khim. The duo hail from the Democratic Progressive Party, which has drawn ire from China for championing Taiwan’s sovereignty.
Alongside managing news coverage of the inauguration ceremony, I also wrote profiles of the two leaders who Beijing branded “an independent duo.”
Here are the links for Lai’s profile on Japan Times, and Hsiao’s on Hong Kong Free Press.
To see the full PDFs, click on the images below.
