TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan 14: Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China over the next four years.
Son of a miner, Lai is a doctor turned politician. China isn’t very fond of him, though. Beijing officials consider him a “separatist” for his views on Taiwan’s sovereignty and said he would bring “severe danger” to cross-strait relations