Taiwan’s incoming president faces tough balancing act, analysts say
Voice of America
When Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te is sworn into office on May 20, he will be facing what is perhaps the toughest first term of any leader the democratically ruled island of 23 million has ever elected since 1996.
Muslim pilgrims gather at top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2024. Muslim pilgrims gather at top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2024.
FILE - Mohammed, a Syrian refugee child, works at a clothing workshop in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 2, 2016. A recent report on child labor in Turkey said at least 695 child workers had died in the country in the past 11 years. FILE - Ahmad Abo Baker, a Syrian refugee child, works at a shoe workshop in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 2, 2016. When the photo was taken, Ahmad worked 12 hours a day, six days a week, along with his father, and he was paid 100 Turkish liras per week. FILE - A Syrian refugee child works at a copper workshop in Gaziantep, Turkey, June 2, 2016.