Taiwan celebrated its 109th National Day on October 10 amid China’s escalating verbal intimidation, military threats, and economic coercion. Unlike its tough response to China in previous years, Taiwan seemed to purposely hold a rather low-key Double Tenth Day celebration this year. The origins of Double Tenth Day Double Tenth Day is celebrated on October ...
China has ramped up its aggressive territorial policies in recent months, overturning the autonomy of Hong Kong, engaging in border conflicts with India, and firing missiles into the South China Sea. Chinese jets have also been increasingly breaching the airspace of Taiwan. In a speech to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the Taiwanese President, Tsai ...
On the evening of January 11, Taiwan’s presidential election came to an end. Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen collected 8.17 million votes, a record in the country’s history, resulting in her being re-elected as president. The United States, Britain, and the EU all congratulated her on her victory. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) intervention in Taiwan failed. ...
The Taiwanese election results are in and it is something that Beijing won’t be too happy about. Tsai Ing-wen, the current president and a vocal advocate of Taiwan’s democracy, has secured a second term as the leader of the country. She secured about 57 percent of the vote, which put her far ahead of pro-China ...
The results of the recent Taiwanese elections came on like a heart attack for Beijing as pro-democracy candidate Tsai Ing-wen won with a massive 57 percent vote share. This is the biggest election victory for a candidate since presidential elections began in 1996. While Tsai Ing-wen secured over 8 million votes, her closest rival, pro-Beijing ...
The Taiwan president, Tsai Ing-wen, has stated that there is no chance of her country entering into any peace deal with China unless Beijing commits to not using force against the island nation. Presidential elections are set for 2020. Taiwan president turns down China’s peace deal “There would be no so-called negotiation on equal footing ...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence lauded Taiwan’s embrace of democracy as “a better path for all the Chinese people” on October 4. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen referred to Taiwan (officially the Republic of China) as a lighthouse “for those who long for democracy” in her address at the 107th Double Tenth National Day celebrations on ...
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