TAIPEI, May 20 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s future cannot be decided by “external forces”, only by its own people, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday.
Taiwan cherishes peace, but we will not give up freedom; it pursues stability, but will not sacrifice sovereignty or its democratic way of life, Lai said in a speech marking two years since he took office.
(Reporting by Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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