Taiwan is poised to usher in a new president, and his initial moments in the role could set the tone for the next four years of US-China relations.

President Joe Biden will dispatch former U.S. officials to Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging Beijing.

Paraguay's President Santiago Pena will attend the inauguration of Taiwan's new leader, a high-ranking government official said Thursday, making him the first head of state to confirm his presence at the ceremony.

The US will send a delegation of former government officials to Taiwan for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, casting the visit as keeping with longstanding practice in an effort to manage tensions between the self-governing island and China.

China's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Monday it was Taiwan's ruling party's fault the island could not attend the WHA given what it called a "lack of a political basis". Taiwan's