Lai Ching-te, or William Lai, was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president on May 20. It marks the third consecutive term for his Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP.

Wen-Ti Sung, a Taipei-based fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, writes that while Lai’s nationalist reputation could allow him to engage in cross-strait talks without risking political credibility at home, “Beijing is likely to give Lai even less benefit of the doubt than his predecessors” and “may use more sticks than carrots in its approach.”

Read the full analysis, “Taiwan’s new president has a nationalist reputation. It could be an asset when dealing with Beijing”: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/taiwans-new-president-has-a-nationalist-reputation-it-could-be-an-asset-when-dealing-with-beijing/