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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president-elect William Lai Ching-te (C-L) and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (C-R) celebrate after winning the presidential elections in Taipei, Taiwan on 13 January 2024. EPA

What does Lai's election win mean for China-Taiwan relations?

President-elect Lai will certainly be limited in his capacity to enact any major shift in the coming years. Meanwhile, Beijing's Taiwan policy has proven ineffective and may need a change of course.

Shirley Ze Yu 15 January 2024
President Nixon meets with Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-Tung in Peking, during his 1972 visit to China. Getty Images

51 years after Nixon’s groundbreaking visit, China-US relations at an all-time low

The Chinese spy balloon incident, as well as Beijing's cosy relationship with Moscow, have soured already tense relations

Sami Moubayed 01 March 2023
Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party speaks at a forum in Taipei, Taiwan, December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Japan Lawmaker in Taiwan Says China Threat Needs More Military Spending

Japan needs to increase its military spending in the face of the "grim reality" of the threat from China and North Korea, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday…

11 December 2022
Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Taiwan Mulls WTO Case After Latest Chinese Import Bans

Taiwan may take China to the World Trade Organization after the country effectively banned the import of more Taiwanese food and drink products, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Saturday as Beijing…

10 December 2022
People line up to cast their votes on election day in Taipei, Taiwan, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan Votes in Local Elections Amid Tensions with China

Polls closed in Taiwan on Saturday in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about sending a message to the world about the island's determination to defend its democracy in…

26 November 2022
An officer stands guard ahead of the G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Biden, Xi Meet Ahead of G20 Summit Overshadowed by Ukraine

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are at their lowest in decades, marred by disagreements over…

14 November 2022
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech to honor military generals in Taipei, Taiwan, June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan Says War with China 'Absolutely' Not an Option, But Bolstering Defences

War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's…

10 October 2022
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk delivers Model X electric sports-utility vehicles during a presentation in Freemont, California September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Musk Offers Proposal on China-Taiwan Tensions, After Russia-Ukraine Plan

Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be…

08 October 2022
Members of the pro-independence Taiwan Statebuilding Party burn a Chinese flag on boat trip in the Taiwan Strait in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Flag Raisings and Burnings in Taiwan as Some Mark China's National Day

Two small Taiwanese groups at far ends of the debate over relations with Beijing marked China's national day on Saturday with flag raisings and flag burnings, very opposite responses at a time of…

01 October 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the 77th United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (David 'Dee' Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)

US Steps Up Diplomatic Efforts with China on Taiwan, Russia

The Biden administration on Friday ramped up its diplomatic efforts to press China to end provocative actions against Taiwan and warned it about any active support for Russia in its war against…

AP 24 September 2022
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