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Mainland pans Lai’s speech

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The mainland is (predictably) unhappy with new Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te.
ICYMI: Lai was inaugurated on Monday.

In his inaugural address, he warned Beijing to “respect the legal government chosen by Taiwan’s people” but pledged to maintain the status quo in cross-strait relations.

A Xinhua edi...