On the afternoon of May 20, President Lai Ching-te met with a Canadian parliamentary delegation to attend the inauguration of the 16th-term president and vice president. In remarks, President Lai expressed gratitude to Canada for supporting Taiwan, which demonstrates our deep friendship, and said that their visit is also significant as we work together through post-pandemic recovery.

On the morning of May 20, ROC 16th-term President Lai Ching-te, the First Lady, and Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao attended inaugural celebrations in the plaza fronting the Presidential Office Building. President Lai delivered his inaugural address titled “Building a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous new Taiwan.”

President Lai Ching-te, the First Lady, and Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, on the morning of May 20 at the Presidential Office met with heads of state, special envoys, and high-ranking government officials from diplomatic allies and friendly nations who were visiting Taiwan to attend the Inauguration Ceremony of the 16th-term President and Vice President of the Republic of China.

Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong was sworn in on May 15, becoming the country’s fourth prime minister. The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) congratulates Prime Minister Wong on his inauguration and thanks outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for his long-standing support of relations between Taiwan and Singapore.

With moderate water temperatures and an abundance of coral reefs, the seas around Taiwan are an important habitat for the migration and feeding of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), and the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), as well as being a major breeding ground for the green sea turtle.

Amendments to the Name Act were passed by the Legislative Yuan May 14, allowing Indigenous people to use ethnic names in their own language without Chinese names, according to the Ministry of the Interior.