Beijing cautious on pro-independence leader’s poll victory By Girish Linganna Once dubbed ‘troublemaker’ and a ‘dangerous separatist’ by Beijing for his views on Taiwan’s sovereignty, 64-year-old vice-president, son of a miner and doctor-politician William Lai Ching-te has now been chosen Taiwan’s next president. His immediate task on hand is to navigate Taiwan’s testy relationship with
In league with the US, the new president Lai from the pro-independence DPP will only accelerate the dangerous confrontation with China of his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen, also from the DPP.
Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president and parliament amid increasing tensions between the self-governing island and China, which has ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea in recent years.
Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president and parliament amid increasing tensions between the self-governing island and China, which has ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea in recent years.