Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is scheduled to be sworn in and take office as the self-governing island’s president on Monday. According to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry, more than 500 foreign guests from 51 delegations plan to attend the inauguration ceremony and related activities, including the national leaders of eight countries which maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Lai, 64, the son of a coal miner and a trained physician, succeeds Tsai Ing-wen, 67, to lead the vibrant democracy amid increasing threats on the global stage from authoritarian regime…