Taiwan elects 'pro-China' opposition leader as parliament speaker, no party holds majority
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan elects 'pro-China' opposition leader as parliament speaker, no party holds majority

India TV News  

Taipei: Taiwan's parliament on Thursday elected a former presidential candidate from the opposition Kuomintang, viewed by the ruling party as pro-China, as its new speaker. The largest opposition party KMT won one more seat than the DPP, but the small Taiwan People's Party took eight seats, depriving the KMT of a majority in the 113-member house. Beijing wasted little time in pointing out that most electors voted against Lai, with its Taiwan Affairs Office saying that the DPP "cannot represent the mainstream public opinion" on Taiwan, though it did not name Lai directly unlike in the vote's run-up when it regularly called him a dangerous separatist. Lin Fei-fan, a former DPP deputy secretary general who is now a senior member of a party think tank, told Reuters he's "fairly worried" that the new government will have a "very tough" four years, especially on China-related issues.

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Not just in India, Taiwan Parliament members block door, spray water, push, kick and beat fellow lawmakers
4 days, 2 hours ago

Not just in India, Taiwan Parliament members block door, spray water, push, kick and beat fellow lawmakers

Live Mint  

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Taiwan lawmakers clash after one party breaks into legislature to occupy speaker’s chair
4 days, 4 hours ago

Taiwan lawmakers clash after one party breaks into legislature to occupy speaker’s chair

Associated Press  

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Taiwan passes law favouring China and limiting new president’s powers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan passes law favouring China and limiting new president’s powers

The Independent  

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Experts' take on Taiwan Question
11 months ago

Experts' take on Taiwan Question

China Daily  

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Experts' take on Taiwan Question
11 months ago

Experts' take on Taiwan Question

China Daily  

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What a new president in Taiwan means for the island, China, the US and the world
11 months, 1 week ago

What a new president in Taiwan means for the island, China, the US and the world

Associated Press  

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Challenges ahead after DPP win in Taiwan
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Challenges ahead after DPP win in Taiwan

Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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Lai Ching-te wins Taiwan elections. What comes next?

Firstpost  

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Tough road ahead for Taiwan’s Lai with pressure from China and no majority
11 months, 1 week ago

Tough road ahead for Taiwan’s Lai with pressure from China and no majority

The Hindu  

Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te could face a tough four years in office with no parliamentary majority, an Opposition which wanted to re-start a vexed service trade deal with China and the ever present threat of military action from Beijing. China wasted little time in pointing out that most electors voted against Mr. Lai, with its Taiwan Affairs Office saying that …

After Taiwan voters defy Beijing's bullies to elect 'dangerous separatist' as president, he declares: 'This shows the world how much we cherish democracy'
11 months, 1 week ago

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Daily Mail  

DPP wants to guide Taiwan away from totalitarianism and Beijing 's influence Tensions heightened last night between Taiwan and China after the man the Chinese have branded a dangerous separatist was elected Taiwan's new president. Lai Ching-te, of the Democratic Progressive Party, which wants to guide Taiwan away from Beijing's influence, had told voters before the polls opened that they …

Who is Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te?
11 months, 1 week ago

Who is Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te?

Al Jazeera  

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DPP Wins Taiwan Election: Breaking Patterns and Defining Futures
11 months, 1 week ago

DPP Wins Taiwan Election: Breaking Patterns and Defining Futures

The Quint  

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Taiwan presidential elections: Who are the key candidates?
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan presidential elections: Who are the key candidates?

Hindustan Times  

Taiwan is set to choose its next president in the elections being held on Saturday. Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's presidential candidate, casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Tainan, Taiwan Taiwanese voters are well aware of the threat posed by China whose president Xi Jinping recently …

Who are the three men in the race to become Taiwan president?
11 months, 1 week ago

Who are the three men in the race to become Taiwan president?

Firstpost  

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Parties, candidates, and voters: A guide to high-stake elections in Taiwan
11 months, 1 week ago

Parties, candidates, and voters: A guide to high-stake elections in Taiwan

Firstpost  

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The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election
11 months, 1 week ago

The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election

Associated Press  

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Taiwan votes in closely watched presidential and parliamentary elections
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan votes in closely watched presidential and parliamentary elections

Al Jazeera  

William Lai Ching-te has won Taiwan’s presidential elections, despite China’s warnings not to vote for him. Lai, from the governing Democratic Progressive Party, took 40.2 percent of votes cast on Saturday, according to partial results from the Central Election Commission after 98 percent of polling stations closed. Lai, the current vice president, was in a three-way race with Hou Yu-ih …

Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election

Al Jazeera  

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Taiwan’s new president-elect is a historic choice — and a cause for more tension with China
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan’s new president-elect is a historic choice — and a cause for more tension with China

LA Times  

The election Saturday of Lai Ching-te as Taiwan’s next president represents a historic achievement for his independence-leaning party — but is certain to increase tensions with China and challenges for the U.S. in one of the world’s most worrisome hot spots. But as packed crowds of supporters reveled in the Democratic Progressive Party’s win outside its headquarters here in Taipei …

Taiwan: Ruling party's Lai Ching-te wins presidential elections, tensions with China likely to rise
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan: Ruling party's Lai Ching-te wins presidential elections, tensions with China likely to rise

India TV News  

Taipei: In a major rebuff to China, Taiwan's high-stakes presidential elections concluded with a victory for Lai Ching-te, the candidate for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Lai has declared his intention to continue Tsai's policy that Taiwan is already independent and needs to make no declaration of independence that could spark a military attack from China. China's Taiwan Affairs Office …

Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential election
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential election

NPR  

Taiwan's China-skeptic ruling-party candidate wins presidential election Enlarge this image toggle caption An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is Taiwan's new president-elect, after a three-way election that will determine the self-ruled island's future stance towards China. Sponsor Message Lai's election "portends tensions with China" …

Voting underway in Taiwan's closely-watched elections as China ramps up pressure
11 months, 1 week ago

Voting underway in Taiwan's closely-watched elections as China ramps up pressure

India TV News  

Taipei: The people in Taiwan have begun casting their votes on Saturday to choose their next president and legislature in closely-watched elections that will decide the country's future with its arch-nemesis China. Hou, a former head of Taiwan's police force, has previously shared China's views of Lai being a 'dangerous separatist' and said Lai's view on relations with Beijing could …

Taiwan’s Gen Z voters want something new in Saturday’s election
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan’s Gen Z voters want something new in Saturday’s election

Al Jazeera  

Once political outsiders, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party is now seen as part of the ‘establishment’ by younger voters. Its appeal to young people – voters must be 20 or over in Taiwan – is the latest challenge for a political party that previously had to contend with problems like martial law, the once powerful KMT, which headed Taiwan from the …

Taiwan hits back at China for ‘repeated interference’ in upcoming elections
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan hits back at China for ‘repeated interference’ in upcoming elections

Al Jazeera  

Taipei responds to Beijing calling frontrunner candidate Lai ‘dangerous’ and towards ‘evil path’ of independence. On Thursday, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu criticised China’s “repeated interference” in the upcoming polls, lambasting Beijing for “once again blatantly intimidating the Taiwanese people and the international community”. JW https://t.co/Wcamt885QM pic.twitter.com/TdTghS82sr — 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC 🇹🇼 January 11, 2024 The statement …

Taiwan polls 2024: Denounced as separatist by China, Vice Prez Lai Ching-te pledges 'to engage' with Beijing if elected
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan polls 2024: Denounced as separatist by China, Vice Prez Lai Ching-te pledges 'to engage' with Beijing if elected

Firstpost  

“Peace is priceless and war has no winners,” said Taiwan’s ruling party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te and pledged to try to engage with China if voted to power in the 13 January Taiwan elections 2024. Addressing a press conference Tuesday in which he appeared alongside his vice presidential running mate Hsiao Bi-khim, Lai said he would maintain the status quo …

Taiwan gears up for historic presidential elections amid US-China tensions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan gears up for historic presidential elections amid US-China tensions

Live Mint  

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A poll with outsize importance: What to know about Taiwan’s election
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A poll with outsize importance: What to know about Taiwan’s election

Al Jazeera  

Taiwanese voters will choose their next president and legislature on January 13. Since its first democratic elections in 1996, Taiwan’s two major political parties have alternated leadership every eight years – but this year, the DPP’s William Lai Ching-te is the frontrunner with the KMT, which has far failed to mount a substantial challenge to Lai following the collapse of …

A leader of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party visits China as the island’s presidential election looms
1 year ago

A leader of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party visits China as the island’s presidential election looms

Associated Press  

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Taiwan opposition registers separate candidates after collapse of unity bid
1 year, 1 month ago

Taiwan opposition registers separate candidates after collapse of unity bid

Al Jazeera  

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Taiwan’s opposition parties fail to agree on a joint candidate for January’s presidential election
1 year, 1 month ago

Taiwan’s opposition parties fail to agree on a joint candidate for January’s presidential election

Associated Press  

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Taiwan’s opposition coalition fails to pick candidate amid polling dispute
1 year, 1 month ago

Taiwan’s opposition coalition fails to pick candidate amid polling dispute

Al Jazeera  

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Taiwan’s opposition parties to work together for January election
1 year, 1 month ago

Taiwan’s opposition parties to work together for January election

Al Jazeera  

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With controversy and clicks, Taiwan presidential hopeful aims to be a third-party exception
1 year, 3 months ago

With controversy and clicks, Taiwan presidential hopeful aims to be a third-party exception

LA Times  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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The Diplomat  

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Taiwan’s ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate
1 year, 8 months ago

Taiwan’s ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two days after China concluded large-scale wargames around the self-governed island. “We must definitely continue to improve Taiwan’s investment environment,” Lai, also known as William Lai, told reporters. “As long as China maintains its military threats against Taiwan, …

Taiwan's ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate
1 year, 8 months ago

Taiwan's ruling party taps VP as presidential candidate

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Vice President Lai …

Foxconn founder Gou to run for Taiwan presidency again
1 year, 8 months ago

Foxconn founder Gou to run for Taiwan presidency again

Al Jazeera  

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Once Again, KMT Scores Big in Taiwan’s Local Elections
2 years ago

Once Again, KMT Scores Big in Taiwan’s Local Elections

The Diplomat  

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Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss
2 years ago

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday in which voters chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island. “Faced with a result like this, there are many areas that we must deeply review.” While international observers and the ruling party …

Taiwanese vote in local elections amid flare-up in tensions with China
2 years ago

Taiwanese vote in local elections amid flare-up in tensions with China

India Today  

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Why is Taiwan’s Kuomintang on the ropes?
4 years, 1 month ago

Why is Taiwan’s Kuomintang on the ropes?

Al Jazeera  

The China-friendly party is struggling to reinvent itself as Taiwan changes, and the coffers are running dry too. The older generation, represented especially by former President Ma, clings to the ‘1992 Consensus’, but the younger generation, represented by KMT Chair Johnny Chiang, recognises that the KMT must modify its stance if it is to win support in Taiwan,” said Bonnie …

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