{"id":2150170,"date":"2024-01-16T08:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwans-election-results-humiliate-communist-chinas-xi-jinping\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T08:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:28:23","slug":"taiwans-election-results-humiliate-communist-chinas-xi-jinping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwans-election-results-humiliate-communist-chinas-xi-jinping\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan&#8217;s election outcome embarrasses China&#8217;s Xi Jinping"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwans-election-results-humiliate-communist-chinas-xi-jinping%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2150170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taiwan Elects\u2062 William Lai Ching-te as President Despite\u200c Beijing&#8217;s Threats<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Taiwanese\u2063 elected \u200dWilliam Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as their next president, despite Beijing\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.shine.cn\/national\/Taiwan-warned-over-one-China\/shdaily.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threat<\/a> that voting for Lai would \u200blead to war.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The campaign to succeed Taiwan\u2019s\u200d incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen, who will step down in May due\u2064 to term limits, was a fierce three-way race, including Vice President Lai of \u200bthe DPP, Hou Yu-ih\u2062 of the Kuomintang \u2063(KMT), and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People\u2019s Party (TPP). Beijing accuses\u200c the DPP of \u201cpromoting\u201d Taiwan\u2019s independence, a red line Beijing would never tolerate.\u2062 To \u200dcoerce \u2063the Taiwanese to vote for its preferred KMT presidential candidate, Beijing\u200d had \u200baggressively tried to \u200cinterfere in Taiwan\u2019s election, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/09\/china-meddles-in-taiwans-presidential-election-with-false-framing-about-peace-and-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claiming<\/a> the choice between the DPP and the KMT would determine war \u2064and \u200dpeace. The People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) applied additional pressure by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/5077421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">showing off China\u2019s military might<\/a> \u200bbefore and on election day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1858040107\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-27b5c1bc363e001886dacfb347bb6c44 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-27b5c1bc363e001886dacfb347bb6c44\"><\/div>\n<p>Leading up to the election, Lai and\u2063 Hou were polling\u2064 almost neck-and-neck. Probably out of a desire to help Hou\u2019s campaign, Taiwan\u2019s former President Ma Ying-jeou of the KMT gave Germany\u2019s Deutsche \u2062Welle an\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/5077197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>. Ma \u2062remarked that it\u2019s futile \u200dfor Taiwan to arm itself because \u201cChina is too big\u201d to resist and the United States would never send its military \u2064to help defend Taiwan; a \u201creunification\u201d with the mainland is acceptable because the Taiwanese should trust Xi and hope for his \u201cbenevolence.\u201d Ma also refused\u200c to call Xi a dictator.<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u2019s defeatist remarks drew widespread criticism in Taiwan. Many said his words reflected what the KMT really planned\u2063 for Taiwan and explained why Beijing preferred \u2063to see a KMT victory. All three presidential candidates, including the KMT\u2019s Hou, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/5077197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">condemned<\/a> \u2063Ma, declared their support to\u2064 ensure Taiwan\u2019s military \u200cpreparedness, \u2064and rejected blind faith in Xi. Ma\u2019s interview might \u200bhave inadvertently\u2063 caused would-be KMT voters to switch their votes for the DPP. Voter turnout was high, about \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vivilin_taiwan\/status\/1746137013256962292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">70 percent<\/a>. Taiwanese responded to Beijing\u2019s intimidation \u200dand \u2062Ma\u2019s cowardice by defiantly voting for \u2063Lai. He won decisively with more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/asia\/taiwan-presidential-elections-2024-baa62e17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 percent<\/a> of the\u200c vote,\u200c and his opponents graciously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/5077512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conceded<\/a> their defeat, demonstrating the maturity of Taiwan\u2019s democratic system.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implications<\/h2>\n<p>The DPP is the first political party to govern the island for\u200c three consecutive terms since Taiwan\u2019s march to democracy in the 1990s. There are important implications\u200d for the DPP\u2019s\u2063 electoral victory.<\/p>\n<p>First, it is a sign of approval of \u200bPresident Tsai\u2019s governing. Under her leadership, the island has successfully managed its responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/03\/11\/what-the-rest-of-the-world-can-learn-from-taiwans-success-containing-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won admiration and praise worldwide<\/a>. Despite Beijing\u2019s relentless efforts to bully Tsai and her\u2062 government by imposing <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/feature\/chinas-efforts-diplomatically-isolate-taiwan-could-backfire-92886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diplomatic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/content\/dam\/rand\/pubs\/monographs\/2007\/RAND_MG507.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economic<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/9\/23\/taiwan-says-chinas-increased-military-drills-abnormal-risks-accident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">military<\/a> pressure, Tsai and Taiwan have won\u2062 significant international support, including a visit from former U.S. Speaker of \u2062the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Both\u200c the Trump and Biden administrations have\u200d not only increased U.S.\u200b weapon sales to Taiwan to help beef up the island\u2019s self-defense but have\u200b done so publicly, unlike\u200d their predecessors, who\u200c tried to pretend such sales never happened.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-41c92d6a8e1712568721c05c22810725 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-41c92d6a8e1712568721c05c22810725\"><\/div>\n<p>By voting for Lai, \u200cvoters showed they\u2062 desire continuity of\u200d policy. Lai understood that well and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/5077487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vowed<\/a> \u200din his victory speech to \u201ccontinue initiatives \u200cfocusing on value-based diplomacy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-could-the-militaries-of-europe-contribute-to-defending-taiwan\/\" title=\"What Could the Militaries of Europe Contribute to Defending Taiwan?\">cross-strait stability<\/a>, defense self-sufficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Second, the election result affirms that most Taiwanese want to maintain Taiwan\u2019s separation from communist China. Young Taiwanese\u200d especially feel no allegiance \u2063to Beijing. They would rather \u200bidentify as \u201cTaiwanese,\u201d not Chinese. Although no one wants war, the election result is a firm rejection of Beijing\u2019s insistence that Taiwan must \u201creunify\u201d with mainland China. Many Taiwanese are alarmed by Beijing\u2019s political suppression in Hong Kong, and \u200bthey refuse to give\u200b up their cherished democracy and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Third, Lai\u2019s victory is a \u2063humiliating \u200cdefeat of communist China\u2019s Xi. China\u2019s past economic engagements \u200bdidn\u2019t win the hearts and \u200dminds \u2064of most Taiwanese. Its increased military intimidation has failed to intimidate Taiwan into submission. Fewer \u200cTaiwanese \u200cwant\u2063 to reunite with the mainland\u200b as each election cycle passes. If Xi wants Taiwan, he will have to take it forcefully.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Xi\u2019s Reaction<\/h2>\n<p>How will Xi react to this humiliation? First came the denial. \u200dChina\u2019s Taiwan Affairs Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/5077914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> the election outcome didn\u2019t \u201creflect the mainstream public sentiment.\u201d It also insisted that \u201cTaiwan is part of China\u201d and \u201cthe \u2062election results \u2062would not alter the course\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-holds-drills-in-taiwan-strait-after-bidens-afghan-fail-deploys-warships-and-jets\/\" title=\"China holds drills in Taiwan Strait after Biden\u2019s Afghan fail, deploys warships and jets\">cross-strait relations<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-32be784f1d8da160cd81b8c4dcc657f0 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-32be784f1d8da160cd81b8c4dcc657f0\"><\/div>\n<p>Xi\u2064 may not \u2062invade Taiwan immediately, as he faces severe domestic\u200d challenges, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12941641\/China-purges-army-brass-intel-revealed-theyd-filled-missiles-WATER-instead-fuel-huge-silo-bunker-wrong-lids-military-corruption.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corrupt \u200cmilitary<\/a>. After sacking China\u2019s minister of defense, Xi purged several top generals of the PLA on\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-msnbc-host-mehdi-hasan-slams-democrat-sen-bob-menendezs-defense-a-ludicrous-claim\/\" title=\"MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan criticizes Sen. Bob Menendez's defense as \"ludicrous.\"\">alleged corruption charges<\/a>. Xi probably won\u2019t launch an invasion\u200d until he\u2019s confident that corruption hasn\u2019t weakened \u2062the PLA\u2019s fighting ability and loyalty \u200cto him.<\/p>\n<p>But a humiliated Xi \u200bis more dangerous, and \u2064he will likely convey\u2063 his displeasure by taking provocative actions. He \u200bmay start a blockade around\u200d Taiwan, preventing commercial activities \u200cand\u200c military aid from reaching \u2064it. Taiwan won\u2019t last long on its own under such a blockade.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/biden-send-delegation-taiwan-election-rcna133390#:~:text=TAIPEI%2C%20Taiwan%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Biden%20administration,is%20likely%20to%20irritate%20Beijing.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> he would send an unofficial delegation to \u2063Taiwan after the island\u2019s \u2064election. The U.S. House \u200bof Representatives passed\u2062 several\u200c pro-Taiwan \u200dmeasures on Jan. 12,\u2063 including one that \u201ccalled on\u2064 the U.S. government to forbid\u2063 representatives of the Chinese government from participating in specified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saving-the-postwar-order\/\" title=\"Saving the Postwar Order\">international financial organizations<\/a> if it attempts to launch an attack\u2062 on Taiwan or otherwise threaten its security.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The U.S. Response<\/h2>\n<p>However, these welcoming gestures aren\u2019t sufficient to deter Xi\u2019s ambition and aggression.\u200c President Biden has not \u2062made a case to the American people about whether the United States will\u200d defend Taiwan. He publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/05\/25\/why-bidens-contradictions-on-taiwan-are-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> multiple times he would send the U.S. military to Taiwan if China invaded the island. Yet, \u200deach time, his aides \u2062walked his comments back. \u2063The flip-flops have \u200craised questions, including who is \u200din charge of U.S. policy on Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, many military experts are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-military-china-taiwan-russia-great-power-conflict-481f7756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concerned<\/a> that the U.S. is not ready to \u200cconfront China militarily. The Biden administration\u2019s ongoing support \u200cfor Ukraine has depleted crucial\u200b weapons supplies. The U.S. defense industry \u2062is still struggling\u2064 to ramp up production, and the Biden administration has done little to cut regulatory red tape to help manufacturers. Consequently, Taiwan faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/08\/25\/chinas-neighbors-are-buying-us-weapons-washington-isnt-delivering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$14 billion\u2064 backlog<\/a> in weapons sales from the United States, \u201csome of which are not slated for delivery until the end of the decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To add insult to injury, the Biden administration asked\u2062 Japan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/asia\/japan-to-send-u-s-patriot-missiles-creating-deeper-pool-for-ukraine-air-defenses-ae8d4316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">export Patriot missiles made\u2062 in Japan to the U.S.<\/a> so the \u200cU.S. could send them to Ukraine. This is a strategically foolish move because if China attacks Taiwan, Japan will need those\u200b Patriot missiles <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/12\/22\/taiwans-best-hope-of-defense-will-come-from-japan-not-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for Taiwan and Japan\u2019s own defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s disastrous \u2064withdrawal from Afghanistan has \u200dalso shown that both the Biden administration\u2019s national security team and U.S. military leaders are distracted and incompetent. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s recent \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-icu-walter-reed-white-house-joe-biden-9364e85a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">failure<\/a> to inform the White \u200bHouse about his intensive care \u2063stays further erodes any remaining confidence in our military \u200cleadership and President Biden\u2019s competency as the commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese voters have shown the\u2063 rest of the world that to preserve their freedom and \u2063way of life, they must have the courage and wisdom to \u200bchoose\u200c the best leader to stand up to Beijing\u2019s aggression. American voters also \u2064face a choice this November \u200cin our own presidential election. May we be\u200c as brave and wise as the Taiwanese and choose a leader best fit to lead America\u2064 in \u2062overcoming serious domestic and international challenges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d0044b7f6be14bfc4350a247b0ddbd5d fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d0044b7f6be14bfc4350a247b0ddbd5d\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What actions might Xi \u2062Jinping \u2064and China take in response to William Lai Ching-te&#8217;s victory\u2064 as president\u2062 of \u2064Taiwan<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Taiwan Elects William Lai Ching-te as President Despite Beijing&#8217;s Threats<\/p>\n<p>The Taiwanese \u2064people \u2062have elected\u200b William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as their next president, defying Beijing&#8217;s threats\u200d of war. Despite \u2064Beijing&#8217;s warning that voting for Lai would\u2062 lead to conflict, the Taiwanese people showed their determination to choose their leader freely.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign \u2064to \u2062succeed\u200d incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen was a fiercely contested three-way race, involving Vice President Lai of the DPP, Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT), and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People&#8217;s\u200b Party (TPP). Beijing accuses the DPP of promoting Taiwan&#8217;s independence, which is a \u200dred line that \u2062Beijing\u2064 does not tolerate. In an \u200battempt to influence the election outcome, Beijing aggressively tried to interfere \u200din Taiwan&#8217;s election\u200c and even threatened war depending on the choice made by the Taiwanese\u200b people.\u2063 The People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) also flexed its military might before and on election\u2064 day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pressure from Beijing, Lai and Hou were polling closely leading up to the election. Former President Ma Ying-jeou of the KMT gave an interview,\u2064 possibly in an effort to boost Hou&#8217;s campaign. In the interview, Ma made defeatist remarks suggesting that Taiwan should not arm itself and should\u2062 trust \u200dChina&#8217;s \u200cPresident Xi Jinping. These remarks drew widespread criticism in Taiwan and reflected the true intentions of the KMT. All \u200cthree presidential \u200ccandidates, including the KMT&#8217;s Hou, condemned Ma&#8217;s remarks, reaffirming their \u2062support for Taiwan&#8217;s \u200cmilitary preparedness and rejecting blind faith \u2062in Xi. Ma&#8217;s interview may have inadvertently caused KMT voters to switch their votes for \u2063the\u200c DPP.<\/p>\n<p>The election saw\u2064 a high turnout of\u200b about 70\u200d percent, with\u2063 the Taiwanese people defiantly voting for Lai, who \u2062won decisively with over\u200b 40 percent of the vote. \u2062Lai&#8217;s \u2062opponents gracefully conceded their defeat,\u200d demonstrating the maturity of Taiwan&#8217;s democratic\u2063 system.<\/p>\n<p>The victory of the DPP has important implications. It\u200d is a sign\u200d of approval for President \u200dTsai&#8217;s governance,\u2062 especially her\u200d successful management of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has earned admiration worldwide. Despite Beijing&#8217;s relentless pressure,\u2062 Tsai and Taiwan\u200c have gained significant international support,\u200b including increased weapon sales from the\u200d United States to help strengthen Taiwan&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<p>The election result also affirms that most Taiwanese want\u2064 to maintain Taiwan&#8217;s separation from communist China. \u200dYoung Taiwanese, in\u2063 particular, identify as Taiwanese rather\u2063 than Chinese and\u2062 value their democracy and\u2062 freedom. This is a \u2062firm rejection of Beijing&#8217;s insistence on reunification.<\/p>\n<p>Lai&#8217;s\u2062 victory is a humiliating defeat for Xi\u200b Jinping and China. \u200cChina&#8217;s past economic engagements and military intimidation\u200c have not won the hearts and minds of most Taiwanese. With\u2063 each election, fewer Taiwanese \u2062are inclined to reunite with the \u2064mainland.<\/p>\n<p>While Xi may not invade Taiwan immediately due to domestic challenges, he \u2064is likely to respond with provocative actions \u2063to convey \u2062his displeasure. This could include blockading Taiwan and preventing \u200ccommercial activities and military aid from \u200breaching the island.<\/p>\n<p>In response to \u200cthe\u2062 election, President Joe Biden \u2064has announced that the U.S. will send an\u200b unofficial delegation to Taiwan, \u200band the\u2064 U.S. House \u200dof Representatives has\u2062 passed\u200d pro-Taiwan \u200cmeasures. However, these gestures may not be sufficient to deter Xi&#8217;s \u2063ambition and aggression. President Biden has yet to clarify to the American people whether the United States will defend Taiwan. Military experts are also concerned about \u200cthe \u200dU.S.&#8217;s readiness\u2062 to confront China militarily.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063Taiwan&#8217;s election of William\u2062 Lai Ching-te as president despite Beijing&#8217;s threats demonstrates the Taiwanese people&#8217;s determination to choose their leader freely. The\u2063 election result has\u2062 significant \u2063implications for Taiwan&#8217;s relationship with China\u2063 and the support it receives from\u200c the international community. It \u200bremains to\u200b be seen how China, the United States, and other countries will\u200b respond to this \u200bdevelopment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DPP. Despite Beijing&#8217;s war threat, Taiwanese elected William Lai Ching-te as their next president. 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