The people of Taiwan have spoken: the island’s newly-elected president is Lai Ching-te, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), returned to power for a third consecutive term – a new record. This confirms the commitment of the Taiwanese people to self-government, and was – as such – not the result wanted in Beijing.
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Lai Ching-te delivered an unprecedented third consecutive term for the after a raucous campaign in which he pitched himself as the defender of Taiwan s democratic way of life.
No matter the result of Taiwan’s January 13 election, some challenges to the fragile cross-Strait status quo between China and Taiwan should be anticipated.