DPP's Lai — Taiwan's current vice-president — won more than 40% of the popular vote in Taiwan's eighth presidential election. DPP is the first party to win the presidential office three times in row since direct presidential elections were introduced in 1996. Beijing had framed the electio...
Taiwan's elections kick off a year that is littered with numerous elections globally at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions as two major wars rage on. U.S. PresidentJoe Biden's reelection bid bookends 2024. The outcome of Taiwan's elections will likely go some way ininfluencing testy...
TAIWAN ELECTIONS Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force On Saturday, the island of 23 million people will choose a new president to replace Tsai Ing-wen, who has served the limit of two terms. The election has drawn high atten...
Taiwan is holding elections for its president and legislature on Jan. 13, and China has used its military, diplomatic and economic power to influence voters to back candidates favoring unification between the sides. Despite that, the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party is leading in...
"China meddles every time Taiwan holds elections, but this time it is the most serious we have ever seen," said Lai in the runup to the election. "No matter if it is propaganda or military intimidation, cognitive warfare or fake news, they are employing it all." ...
Vice President William Lai, leading in opinion polls ahead of presidential elections in January, is despised by China for comments he has made in support of the island's independence. Lai has said he does not seek to change the status quo or Taiwan's n...
Also, former U.S. president Donald Trump is making a strong comeback, with a victory in the Iowa Republican caucuses, while President Joe Biden is polling behind him in a number of battleground states. Meanwhile, Taiwan recently held elections for leadership and legislative seats. The Democratic...
Hou is mayor of New Taipei, a position from which he took leave to run for president. Besides bolstering defense, Hou pledged to restart dialogue with Beijing — first through cultural and civil society exchanges — as part of his so-called 3D strategy, whi...
President Biden said Saturday that the United States does not support Taiwan's independence after being asked by reporters about his reaction to the elections as he was leaving the White House. "We do not support independence," Mr. Biden said. ...
Weeks before the elections in late December,China suspended tax concessionson 12 chemical compound imports from Taiwan in retaliation for what Beijing deems to be a violation of the Cross Straits Service Trade Agreement. The timing of China's probe has led Taiwanese government officials to conc...