Taiwan’s ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate

Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, delivers a speech during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Taiwans pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Lai as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two days after China concluded large-scale wargames around the self-governed island. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) TAIPEI - Taiwan's pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two days after China concluded large-scale wargames around the self-governed island. At a nominating event Wednesday, Lai said he would continue to assert Taiwan's right…