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William Lai
![Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election Results Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election Results](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-16-154108.jpg)
Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election Results
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Benjamin Tsai.
![Philippine President Congratulates Lai Ching-te on Election as Taiwan’s President Philippine President Congratulates Lai Ching-te on Election as Taiwan’s President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-16-042726.jpg)
Philippine President Congratulates Lai Ching-te on Election as Taiwan’s President
By Sebastian Strangio
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s statement, which is sure to irk Beijing, reflects Manila's recent moves toward greater unofficial engagement with Taipei.
![Taiwan’s DPP Wins Presidency, Falls Short in Legislature Taiwan’s DPP Wins Presidency, Falls Short in Legislature](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-13-172238.jpg)
Taiwan’s DPP Wins Presidency, Falls Short in Legislature
By Brian Hioe
Lai Ching-te won with a plurality, largely due to a divided opposition. But the loss of the DPP's legislative majority is a warning sign for the party moving forward.
![Taiwan’s January 2024 Elections: What You Need to Know Taiwan’s January 2024 Elections: What You Need to Know](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-11-201233.jpg)
Taiwan’s January 2024 Elections: What You Need to Know
By Phillip C. Saunders
Introducing the three presidential candidates and reviewing four factors likely to shape the outcome.
![‘Troublemaker’ and ‘Pawn’: US-related Narratives Amid Taiwan’s Presidential Election ‘Troublemaker’ and ‘Pawn’: US-related Narratives Amid Taiwan’s Presidential Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-18-122941.jpg)
‘Troublemaker’ and ‘Pawn’: US-related Narratives Amid Taiwan’s Presidential Election
By Yang Kuang-shun
Tropes attacking Taiwanese politicians for supposedly being alienated from – or being too close to – the U.S. have been common for decades. This election cycle is no exception.
![Taiwan’s Presidential and VP Contenders Give Final Campaign Push Taiwan’s Presidential and VP Contenders Give Final Campaign Push](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-03-142243.jpg)
Taiwan’s Presidential and VP Contenders Give Final Campaign Push
By Brian Hioe
With less than two weeks left until the Taiwanese presidential elections, campaigning (and partisan mud-slinging) has kicked into high gear.
![How Should Beijing Engage with the Next Taiwanese Administration? How Should Beijing Engage with the Next Taiwanese Administration?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-15-133949.jpg)
How Should Beijing Engage with the Next Taiwanese Administration?
By Zhuoran Li
Regardless of who wins Taiwan’s January 13 election, Beijing will have a golden opportunity to initiate talks without preconditions.
![Taiwan’s Election Is Not a Turning Point for US Policy Taiwan’s Election Is Not a Turning Point for US Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-11-10.jpg)
Taiwan’s Election Is Not a Turning Point for US Policy
By Robert Sutter
Regardless of who wins in January 2024, we can expect continuity in U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China.
![Taiwan’s Election Isn’t About War. It’s About Clarity. Taiwan’s Election Isn’t About War. It’s About Clarity.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-03-181651.jpg)
Taiwan’s Election Isn’t About War. It’s About Clarity.
By Vincent Y. Chao
A spokesperson for DPP candidate William Lai pushes back on the KMT’s preferred framing of the presidential race.
![Taiwan Is Attending the APEC Summit, Too Taiwan Is Attending the APEC Summit, Too](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-15-183339.jpg)
Taiwan Is Attending the APEC Summit, Too
By Christopher Bodeen
Taiwan’s participation in APEC offers a rare chance to break the diplomatic embargo imposed by China.
![Is This the End of Ideology in Taiwanese Politics? Is This the End of Ideology in Taiwanese Politics?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-18-122941.jpg)
Is This the End of Ideology in Taiwanese Politics?
By Julia Marinaccio
Ideology does not guide the 2024 presidential candidates’ policies on cross-strait and international relations. Yet party dynamics will inform how candidates would manage these relations if victorious.
![Nobody Enjoys Celebrating ‘Taiwan National Day’ Nobody Enjoys Celebrating ‘Taiwan National Day’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-16-205723.jpg)
Nobody Enjoys Celebrating ‘Taiwan National Day’
By Hiro Fu
A political row over the title of this year's National Day event has as much to do with the history of Taiwan’s political parties as their approaches to the cross-strait status quo.