In this photo released by the Taipei News Photographer, Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te, center, with Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, left, is greeted by former President Tsai Ing-wen, right, during Lai's inauguration ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 20, 2024. Lai was sworn in as Taiwan's new president Monday, beginning a term in which he is expected to continue the self-governing island's policy of de facto independence from China while seeking to bolster its defenses against Beijing. (Taipei News Photographer via AP)