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Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters rallied day and night outside parliament on Friday, as lawmakers inside traded insults, blows and theatrics over a series of bills to expand the legislature's power.

Opposition efforts to push through a controversial bill have raised concerns about the island’s democracy.

Lai Ching-te’s inauguration speech has been panned by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, which labelled the new president a “dangerous separatist”.

Lai has pledged to “neither yield nor provoke” Beijing

Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to push for peace in the region and says future of Taiwan important to future of the world

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Lai’s election victory gave the DPP an unprecedented third term, but his room for manoeuvre is likely to be limited.

Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as Taiwan's president in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament. Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in a ceremony closely watched by China, which claims the island as part of its territory, and the US, its key partner and weapons…

Hundreds in Taipei rallied to protest four more years under a Democratic Progressive Party administration on Sunday, the eve of Taiwan's inauguration of president-elect Lai Ching-te.