Caroline Fried is interim director of research at the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation, a Taipei-based think tank.
Challenges facing island too daunting to face without new consensus

Lai Ching-te, right, is set to start his term as Taiwan's next president from a much weaker position than that of incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen, left. © Reuters
Caroline Fried is interim director of research at the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation, a Taipei-based think tank.