Posted on 01/13/2024 4:50:02 AM PST by FarCenter
Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), secured a historic third term on Saturday as Vice President Lai Ching-te won the country’s widely watched presidential election with more than 40 percent of the vote.
Lai, along with his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim – Taiwan’s former representative to the United States – won a total of more than 5 million votes.
Taiwan’s electoral system is based on first-past-the-post voting, awarding the victory to the presidential-VP pairing with the highest percentage of votes.
Turnout was put at more than 60 percent with some 19.5 million Taiwanese eligible to vote.
A favourite to succeed incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen, who is due to step down at the end of her second consecutive term in May, Lai’s win was in line with previous forecasts.
In an election framed as a choice between “peace and war” by China, which deems the DPP’s governance as “incompatible” with cross-strait peace, Lai’s victory comes at a crucial moment amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
Claiming the island as part of its territory, China has doubled down on the rhetoric that the country’s “reunification” with Taiwan is inevitable ahead of the election.
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Yep. I had a crush on her when I was about 8.
English professor…
THE. BEST. MOVIE. EVER.
Reunification is inevitable and should not be feared.
When the PRC communist implodes after the majority serfs realize they are slaves to a comparatively small, elite clique - there will be one china again (IMHO).
Ok Xi.
You’re wrong or deliberately lying.
Which?
Candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election
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.
https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-election-cbf44565b771cddfb60c2a26d2014b0c
Taiwan is committed to US hegemony acting as the SOLE bulwark against ccp ambitions; nothing has changed except for ccp’s efforts at undermining that bulwark from within our own government, aside from the domestic social upheaval there brought by the ascension of the DPP.
Propaganda and decades of gaslighting aside, the proposition that Taiwan does little to nothing to assure its independence while WE lay down the gauntlet should offend ALL here, not generate infantile insults.
But whatevs...
So we recognize Taiwan as an independent nation? I am sure China will be happy to hear that.
“ the proposition that Taiwan does little to nothing to assure its independence ”
This is just nonsense.
It’s deserving of ridicule.
I’m not sure why you think it.
It is consistent with Chicom pushed narrative. Maybe you heard it and take it at face value without knowing better.
I’m sure there’s lots of things chicoms aren’t happy about.
Your priority is to placate chicom ego?
Horay for the REAL China, not the chi com War Criminals.
Say goodbye to Ramaswampy. President Trump smoked him out.
Ha ha!! Just saw that!! Love it!
You wrote this: “ China isn’t the only ones who recognize Taiwan as part of China. The US has officially thought that since the 70’s.”
Not this. “ So we recognize Taiwan as an independent nation?”
Not the same thing.
US has never recognized PRC sovereignty over Taiwan.
Regarding “we recognize Taiwan as an independent nation?”
See US law Taiwan Relations Act.
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