New Taiwan president calls on China to renounce threats and 'face reality' of island's independence

Open this photo in gallery: Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te speaks on stage during the inauguration ceremony outside the presidential office building in Taipei, Taiwan on May 20, 2024.Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters Beijing should recognize Taiwan's sovereignty and the will of the Taiwanese people to maintain their independence from China, the island's new president said as he was sworn-in Monday. Lai Ching-te vowed to maintain the peaceful status quo across the Taiwan Strait and continue to build ties with the West in the face of aggression from Beijing, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, officially the Republic of China. "We have a…