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Taiwan’s victorious President Tsai Ing-wen meets US and Japanese envoys to repeat calls for closer ties
- Beijing warns other countries to stick to one-China principle after election success for Tsai and her independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party
- Chinese state media plays down her success, complaining that ‘dirty tricks’ helped defeat mainland-friendly candidate Han Kuo-yu
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Fresh from her landslide election victory, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met the de facto US and Japanese envoys in Taiwan on Sunday, as Beijing warned other countries to abide by the principle there is only one China.
Tsai, from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), scored a landslide victory on Saturday over Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu of the mainland-friendly Kuomintang.
Tsai won more than 57 per cent, or more than 8 million votes – the highest total in Taiwan’s election history – while the DPP also snapped up 61 seats in the legislative election ensuring majority control.
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On the heels of her election victory, Tsai met Brent Christensen, director of the American Institute in Taiwan on Sunday morning, reaffirming Taipei’s commitment to deepening security and economic cooperations with the US.
Christensen congratulated Tsai on her victory and she thanked him for his support.
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