Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a campaign rally in Taipei, on November 17. Tsai, from the pro-independence DPP, is seeking re-election on January 11. Photo: EPA-EFE
Opinion
Opinion
How Hong Kong’s protest crisis may have already sealed Tsai Ing-wen’s victory in Taiwan’s presidential election
- Hong Kong’s protests are seen as proof that ‘one country, two systems’ does not work, and Beijing’s authoritarian handling of the chaos is burnishing Tsai’s image as the defender of Taiwan’s democracy and independence
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a campaign rally in Taipei, on November 17. Tsai, from the pro-independence DPP, is seeking re-election on January 11. Photo: EPA-EFE