Taiwan Swears In New President As China Pressure Grows

The inauguration ceremony will take place Monday morning at the Japanese colonial-era Presidential Office Building in Taipei (Credit: AFP)

Taiwan's Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as president of the democratic island in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament.

Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in a ceremony closely watched by China, which claims the island as part of its territory, and the United States, its key partner and weapons provider.