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The next president for Taiwan will be chosen based on the threat posed by China and island’s stability
Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te has been elected the country’s new President after a three-way election. Ching-te received more than 55% of the votes in the election which was held over a period of more than a month. Former President Wu Den-yih’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) received about 40% of the votes, while the…
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Here’s why Taiwan’s election has me worried about the future
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said that he will cooperate with opposition parties to resolve the problems Taiwan faces. “The elections have told us that people expect an effective government as well as strong checks and balances,” Lai said, adding that he will cooperate with opposition parties to resolve the…