Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian was inaugurated for a second four-year term on May 20. President Chen, whose father was a poor farm labourer, rose from poverty to lead Taiwan, through sheer hard work and intelligence. In his inauguration speech, Chen attempted to put to rest some of the controversy that dogged his recent presidential election campaign by reaching out to mainland China and the people of Taiwan – while taking into account the pro-independence faction that looks to him for a…
