A look at Taiwan President William Lai's first year in office

Taiwan

It has almost been a year since Taiwanese leader William Lai became president and cross-strait relations have hit a new low. Mr Lai is facing not only increased military and diplomatic pressure from China, but his minority government must also navigate an increasingly volatile global trade landscape amid America's tariff war. Victoria Jen takes a closer look at how Mr Lai has fared so far as he heads into his second year in office.