The outcome of the presidential election on Saturday riled Beijing, which has repeatedly labeled Lai as a "stubborn worker for Taiwan independence" and a dangerous separatist. There are also fears this could in turn influence frosty China-U.S. relations and security in the broader Indo-Pacific r...
11, 2024, ahead of the presidential election on Saturday. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File) If elected, Lai is unlikely to rock the boat by taking drastic steps toward statehood, as his party has proved to be prudent and pragmatic under Tsai, observers say. “Tsai has built a posi...
Hou Yu-ih, presidential candidate for the Kuomintang and mayor of New Taipei City (left) and his running mate Jaw Shaw-kong arrive to register their candidacy at the Central Election Commission office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hou ...
A war of words has erupted the day after Taiwan’s presidential election. Taiwan accused China of making “fallacious comments” and China criticized the U.S. for congratulating the winner.
The winner of Taiwan's presidential election says voters have shown the world "how much we cherish democracy" after his party, which champions autonomy from China, secured a third term.
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CBS News stringer Joanne Kuo said that she dreads a Chinese takeover of Taiwan and could not live under the ruling of the Chinese Communist Party. "I don't see how that can fit Taiwanese people's values of democracy, of freedom," Kuo said after voting in the election. ...
Supporters of Taiwan's ruling DPP party hold a rally for the party's presidential candidate, Lai Ching-te, in Miaoli, southwest of Taiwan's capital Taipei, days before Taiwan's Jan. 13, 2024 presidential election.Lucy Craft/CBS News
"So in fact, Taiwan is already sovereign and independent. If it is not sovereign and independent, how can there be a presidential election? Therefore, there is no need to declare Taiwan's independence again," he added. "My job is to protect Taiwan's ...
U.S. President Joe Biden was asked about the election in Taiwan as he left the White House on Saturday to spend the weekend at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. “We do not support independence,” he said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blink...