CCP Faction Trying to Incite Chinese Leader to Attack Taiwan: Professor

A week after being inaugurated, President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech as he visits the Taiwanese Air Force in Hualien County, Taiwan, on May 28, 2024. Chiang Ying-ying /AP Photo

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On May 20, Lai Ching-te was sworn in as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), bringing global attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait. In his inaugural speech, Mr. Lai declared that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait “are not subordinate to each other,” prompting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to immediately retaliate by conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.