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...
The traditional DPP-Kuomintang duopoly is being challenged this year by the emergence of former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je and his Taiwan People's Party. With a legislative majority also at stake at these elections, there are fears of a hung Parliament, which could hobble policymaking and hera...
Foxconn is being investigated by two different Chinese authorities, with both happening to take place now, ahead of Taiwan's presidential elections in January. Foxconn founder Terry Gou is running for president, although he has stepped down from the company. The investigations have been reported to...
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 na...
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. ...
In 1990, Lee signaled his support for student demands for direct elections of Taiwan’s president and vice president and the end of reserving legislative seats to represent districts on the Chinese mainland. The following year he oversaw the dismantling of emergency laws put into effect by Chiang...
The U.S. must “refrain from intervening in the elections in the Taiwan region in any form, so as to avoid causing serious damage to China-US relations,” Mao said Thursday, according to the AFP. The two most prominent candidates in this year’s election are William Lai, from...
The outcome of Taiwan's elections will likely go some way ininfluencing testy U.S.-China tiesand impact security in Asia-Pacific more broadly. China PresidentXi Jinpingtold Biden that Taiwan has always been the "most important and sensitive" issue in China's relations with the U.S., accor...
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 attent...
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