Taiwan, June 29 -- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) must stand united with the public in their mass recall movement to protect Taiwan's sovereignty and democracy, President William Lai said at the party's national congress in his role as party chairman, the Taipei Times reported.

At the congress, held under the theme "Better democracy, better Taiwan," Lai identified the greatest challenge in domestic politics as the opposition-controlled legislature, which, according to the Taipei Times, has bypassed proper procedures, passed bills contradicting the Constitution, and undermined government operations by drastically cutting central government budgets.

The Taipei Times quoted Lai highlighting Beijing's use of influence warfare and mi...