Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/20/2020
By: Chen Yun-yu and Emerson Lim

Taipei, May 20 (CNA) The United States is expected to help Taiwan highlight its national identity more actively during President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) second four-year term but "dramatic breakthroughs" are unlikely, political analysts in Taiwan said Wednesday.

Tsai was sworn in for her second term as president of the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name, on Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a congratulatory message Tuesday in which he addressed her as "president."

"As we look toward the future, I am confident that, with President Tsai at the helm, our partnership with Taiwan will continue to flourish," Pompeo said in the statement.    [FULL  STORY]