Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's set to mark her first year in office

Record ID: 876430

  • Title: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's set to mark her first year in office
  • Date: 18th May 2017
  • Summary: TAIPEI, TAIWAN (FILE - JANUARY 13, 2012) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** FORMER TAIWAN PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI SHAKING HANDS WITH THEN TAIWANESE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TSAI ING-WEN AND OTHER DPP OFFICIALS ON STAGE DURING 2012 ELECTION CAMPAIGNING LEE AND TSAI WAVING LEE, TSAI AND OTHER DPP OFFICIALS HOLDING HANDS IN AIR TSAI'S SUPPORTERS CHEERING TSAI AND DPP OFFICIALS CHANTING SLOGANS TSAI WAVING Presidential candidate Tsai and high party officials of the DPP campaigned on the eve of presidential elections in 2012. Former president Lee Teng-hui showed his support for Tsai as president with an appearance at the rally. TAIPEI, TAIWAN (FILE - JANUARY 14, 2012) (REUTERS) THEN TAIWANESE PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU WALKING TOWARDS PODIUM AND WAVING TO SUPPORTERS AFTER ELECTION WIN MA SAYING (Mandarin): "CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY! WE HAVE WON!" TSAI WALKING ONTO STAGE WITH DPP OFFICIALS AFTER ELECTION DEFEAT TSAI ON STAGE WITH DPP OFFICIALS WOMAN CRYING TSAI GIVING SPEECH AFTER ELECTION DEFEAT, SAYING (Mandarin): "THE POLICIES AND IDEAS WE PROPOSED WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN TAIWAN'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT." Ma Ying-jeou succeeded in winning another term over Tsai, winning 51.6 percent of the vote versus about 45.6 percent for Tsai. Tsai urged her supporters not to give up, saying that the policies of her party would remain a force to be reckoned with in Taiwan's future.
  • Embargoed: 1st June 2017 01:35
  • Keywords: Tsai Ing-wen president Taiwan
  • Location: KINMEN, TAICHUNG, TAIPEI, NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIPEI CITY, TAOYUAN, KAOHSIUNG CITY, TAIWAN / HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES / TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS / GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA
  • City: KINMEN, TAICHUNG, TAIPEI, NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIPEI CITY, TAOYUAN, KAOHSIUNG CITY, TAIWAN / HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES / TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS / GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0036HE8X8L
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen is completing her first year in office on Saturday (May 20) as tensions with China fail to ease.
    During her tenure, Taiwan has seen cooling relations with China as Tsai and her Democratic Progress Party (DPP) have been reluctant to acknowledge the so-called "1992 consensus" that Beijing insists on as a prerequisite for smooth relations with the self-ruled island. The "1992 consensus" defines Taiwan as part of "One China" allowing for both sides of the Taiwan Straits to have their own interpretations as to what that means.
    Tsai Ing-wen's has made several trips to allied nations since taking office, notably stopping over in the U.S. on a trip to meet with allies in Latin America earlier this year. This has angered Beijing, prompting it to demand the U.S. to prevent such arrangements in the future.
    As Taiwan is taking a more assertive stance on the international stage, alongside with a push to produce submarines and eventually military aircraft indigenously, China increases pressure on its administration by trying to limit Taiwan's international space.
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