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Taiwan ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerges victorious in election
Updated On: 14 January, 2024 07:51 AM IST | Taiwan | Agencies
Beijing strongly opposes Lai, the current vice president and a member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
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The new presisent Lai rejects China’s claims over Taiwan. Pic/AFP
Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday and his opponents conceded, a result that will chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with China over the next four years.
At stake is the peace and stability of the island, 160 km off the coast of China, that Beijing claims as its own and to be retaken by force if necessary. China had called the poll a choice between war and peace. Beijing strongly opposes Lai, the current vice president and a member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
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