On San Francisco stop, Taiwan VP says will take peace as his 'lighthouse'

'We have one shared goal, which is to make Taiwan the MVP of the democratic world,' says Taiwan Vice President William Lai

has promised during a visit to San Francisco to take peace as his “lighthouse” and democracy as his guide, on the final leg of a trip that China has condemned.

“Here I make my promise to everyone: going forward, I will do all I can to lead Taiwan continuously forward with peace as the lighthouse and democracy as the compass,” Lai said in comments carried live on Taiwanese television on Thursday. The speech ended with the crowd chanting “go Taiwan” and “get elected,” a reference to Taiwan’s January’s election in which Lai is the front-runner.

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