Taipei Times
Date: Jan 12, 2020
By: Lu Yi-hsuan and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writer
A US and a number of foreign missions in Taiwan last night extended congratulations to President Tsai
Foreign observers watch the vote tallying yesterday at the Central Election Commission’s election center in Taipei.
Photo: CNA
Tsai, of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won a landslide victory over her Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) rival, Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜), with People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) trailing far behind them both.
The US hailed Tsai’s victory as a demonstration of Taiwan’s “robust democratic system.”
The US Department of State, in a statement issued late last night, praised Tsai for developing a strong partnership with Washington and for her “commitment to maintaining cross-strait stability in the face of unrelenting pressure.” FULL STORY]
