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This handout photo taken and released by the Democratic Progressive Party on April 25, 2024 shows Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te speaking next to current secretary-general at the presidential office Lin Chia-lung, who will become foreign minister, in Taipei. / AFP)Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te named his cabinet and security team appointees on Thursday as he prepares to take office next month.
Lai said Thursday the island was “facing unprecedented challenges” ahead of his inauguration on May 20. Lai named security council head Wellington Koo as his new defence minister, replacing Chiu Kuo-cheng.Koo said Taiwan was the “most important link” in maintaining regional peace and stability, adding that “we need to take part in the development of cooperative deterrence”.
China maintains a near-daily military presence around Taiwan, sending warplanes and naval vessels that keep Taipei’s armed forces in a constant state of alert.
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