Days before Taiwan's key vote, China has warned that a Lai Ching-te win will trigger a cross-Strait conflict. The Taiwanese government has accused Beijing of interference in the race.
American and Chinese military officials met this week to discuss Taiwan's fate days ahead of the sovereign island nation's presidential election, which Chinese dictator Xi Jinping characterized as a choice between war and peace. The candidates Presidential candidate William Lai Ching-te of the D...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. Lai, 64, emerged victorious in the election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own.
Millions of Taiwanese head to the polls Saturday for a presidential election closely watched across the world, as the new leader will set the course for
While domestic issues such as the sluggish economy and expensive housing also featured prominently in the campaign, Lai Ching-te’s appeal to self-determination, social justice, and rejection of China’s threats ultimately won out.
Ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te has won the presidency after his main opponent conceded. The US and Japan were quick to congratulate Lai, while China warned against possible "separatist activities."
Taiwan on Sunday told China to "face reality" and respect its election result, after voters defied Beijing's warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president.
Lai Ching-te's victory does nothing to ease world tensions with a United States already up against Russia in Ukraine and Iranian proxies in the Middle East
Taiwan's vice president and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, will be the island's next leader. Tensions with Beijing seem poised to rise.
There are reservations about the victorious DPP, but the result – and the peaceful nature of the elections – is a sign of hope in a world gone mad, says critic Michelle Kuo
Taiwan s Vice President Lai Ching-te, a prominent skeptic of the Chinese Communist Party, has secured a decisive victory in the presidential election of the self-ruled island Garnering 40 of the vote ...
All eyes are on Beijing to see how it will react to the win of Taiwan's new president-elect, William Lai Ching-te, whom China views as a "dangerous separatist."
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