1. Taiwan's 2020 Election and Its Implications for the New Southbound Policy
- Author:
- H. H. Michael Hsiao and Alan H. Yang
- Publication Date:
- 02-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- East-West Center
- Abstract:
- The elections in January 2020 marked a new era for Taiwan, clearly demonstrating citizens’ resistance to China. The results showed that incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was re-elected with a landslide victory of 8.17 million votes (57.1%) which is higher than the previous record high of 7.65 million votes obtained by the Kuomintang (KMT) President Ma Ying Jeou in 2008. Michael Hsiao and Alan Yang, Chairman and Executive Director, respectively, of the Taiwan‐Asia Exchange Foundation in Taiwan, explain that “The Taiwanese people firmly defended Taiwan’s sovereignty and cherished democracy through free and open elections.”
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Politics, Sovereignty, Elections, and Democracy
- Political Geography:
- China, Taiwan, and Asia