Taiwan has a new president. What will it mean for the economy?
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🗓️ 20 May 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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From the BBC World Service: Taiwan’s new leader, William Lai, has called for China to stop threatening the island, with tensions between the two keenly watched from abroad. But the economy remains a major issue for Taiwan residents. We’ll hear more. Also on the program: Brazil counts the costs of major, devastating flooding activity. Then, people in the Italian city of Latina talk about the impact of inflation and immigration.
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| 1:17.0 | What does a new president mean for Taiwan's economy and its relationship with China? |
| 1:24.3 | Hello, I'm Leanna Byrne and thank you for tuning into the Marketplace Morning Report |
| 1:28.0 | and we are live from the BBC World Service. |
| 1:30.3 | But first, as you may have been hearing, state media in Iran has confirmed the death of President |
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| 1:43.3 | Now back to Taiwan having a new president, William Lai has just been sworn in taking over |
| 1:48.1 | from Sai Ing Wen. |
| 1:49.3 | While sure there's lots of interest in how Mr. Lai will handle relations with China. |
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