‘Every bit of strength’: Taiwanese leader William Lai vows to boost island’s defences

‘Every bit of strength’: Taiwanese leader William Lai vows to boost island’s defences

[South China Morning Post] - 01/1/2025

In New Year’s Day speech, he also pledges to improve the resilience of the economy and ‘democratic supply chains’.



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