Taiwan's Pres-Elect to Extend Goodwill to China at Inauguration

Taiwan's next president, Lai Ching-te, will express "concrete" goodwill towards China in his inauguration speech on Monday, and call for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to pursue peace, according to a senior official briefed on the matter.

Lai, who takes over from President Tsai Ing-wen, will also say that Taiwan will continue to be a promoter of regional peace and stability, the official said.