Taiwan has elected William Lai as president, keeping the Democratic Progressive Party in power for a third term. The new president wants Taiwan to remain independent, which has angered China. Beijing wants a βpeaceful reunificationβ, but has also not ruled out the use of force. Image credit: (Images: Annabelle Chih/Getty Images and An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Key words and phrases: π status quo - the way things are - Employees should challenge the status quo if they want their company to change. - Some people love change, whereas others prefer sticking to the status quo. π fumes - expresses extreme anger or frustration - After some negative feedback, he left the room fuming with anger. - He called customer services and fumed over the failed delivery. π rock solid - very strong or unlikely to change - Their relationship was rock solid once they had repaired the trust. - After years of hard work, her professional reputation was rock solid. βοΈ 0:00 - Introduction βοΈ 0:24 - Story βοΈ 1:15 - Headline 1 βοΈ 2:40 - Headline 2 βοΈ 4:21 - Headline 3 βοΈ 5:57 - Language summary More popular videos to help you improve your English: β 6 Minute English: Addicted to sugar π β Have done VS have been doing π β News Review: Dog meat banned by South Korea π π€©π€©π€© SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English π βοΈ Visit our website π βοΈ Follow us on Instagram π βοΈ Find us on Facebook π βοΈ Join us on TikTok π @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment π #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #taiwan
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