TAIPEI -- When Taiwan hosted a major international media awards ceremony for the first time earlier this month, President Tsai Ing-wen was the star of the show.
"Despite the new and growing challenges in the region, Taiwan will continue to stand up for democracy, freedom and human rights," she declared at the Human Rights Press Awards, less than two weeks before Monday's transfer of power to her vice president and successor, President-elect Lai Ching-te.


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