lai policy from tsai ing-wen, the current president?-wen, the current president? lai has said all alon: that current president? lai has said all along that his _ current president? lai has said all along that his goal— current president? lai has said all along that his goal was _ current president? lai has said all along that his goal was to - current president? lai has said all| along that his goal was to continue the successful policy that tsai ing—wen has pursued of keeping taiwan secure and separate, self—governing, democratic, separate from mainland china. i think it will be tricky for him. it hasn't been easy for tsai ing—wen to maintain a really straightforward and consistent path. but she has laid a good groundwork for him, so he couldn't be in a stronger position, i guess. couldn't be in a stronger position, i cuess. ., ._ couldn't be in a stronger position, i cuess. ., , ., couldn't be in a stronger position, i uess. ., , .,, ., i guess. you say he is in a strong osition i guess. you say he is in a strong position but _ i gues

the islands current president, tsai ing—wen, is stepping down after eight years in power., the organisation overseeing the unofficial us relationship with taiwan. earlier, iasked him how could beijing react if taiwanese elect william lai as he appears to be particularly disliked by china. obviously they will be very unhappy, but i don't think they can be surprised. beijing obviously does not like lai, claiming he's a dangerous separatist. but listen, i don't think any democratic progressive party candidate would be any more welcome, and the current dpp president, tsai ing—wen, has come under similar attacks for her refusal to accept the �*92 consensus and for her other sins. beijing just fundamentally has a very deep distrust of the dpp and its leaders, so i suspect that cross—strait relationship has been rather tense over the past eight years of that tsai ing—wen presidency, so i think we can anticipate that that would continue with a william lai presidency. china's president xi, in his new year's address, reiterated that quote "reunification" with taiwan was inevitable.

the islands current president tsai ing—wen is stepping down after eight years in power. american institute in taiwan, the organisation overseeing the unofficial us relationship with taiwan. earlier, iasked him how could beijing react if taiwanese elect william lai as he appears to be particularly disliked by china. obviously they will be very unhappy, but i don't think they can be surprised. beijing obviously does not like lai, claiming he's a dangerous separatist. but listen, i don't think any democratic progressive party candidate would be any more welcome, and the current dpp president, tsai ing—wen, has come under similar attacks for her refusal to accept the �*92 consensus and for her other sins. beijing just fundamentally has a very deep distrust of the dpp and its leaders, so i suspect that cross—strait relationship has been rather tense over the past eight years of that tsai ing—wen presidency, so i think we can anticipate that that would continue with a lai presidency. china's president xi, in his new year's address, reiterated that "reunification" with taiwan w

the current head of the island, tsai ing-wen, is pursuing a course of maximum escalation in relationsith beijing; she is against the principle of one country, two systems, which beijing proposes: tsai ing-wen’s party suffered a crushing defeat in the municipal elections. rivals from gamindan took 13 mandates, occupying the seat of mayor in four and... six main cities, including the capital taipei. after the announcement of the voting results , tsaiwen announced her resignation from the post of party chairman, which she had held since may. 2020, but remains as head of taiwan's administration until the elections, which will be held in early 2024, but for now she is trying to prevent a sharp change in political course. the kuomintang party, which essentially created taiwan, and even more than twenty. has represented china at the un for years, has traditionally pursued a course of interaction with beijing and does not reject the possibility of reaching an agreement. the commandant considers it important not to provoke the prc and not raise the issue of the status of the island. taiwanese

the current head of the island, tsai ing-wen, is pursuing a course of maximum escalation in relations against the principle of one country, two systems that beijing offers. the tsai ing party suffered a crushing defeat in the municipal elections. the rival from gamindan took 13 mandates, taking the mayor's chair. in four of the six main cities, including the capital tai bay. following the announcement of the voting results, tsai-ing-wen announced her resignation as party chairman, which she had held since may 2020, but will remain as taiwan's chief executive until elections in early 2024. in the meantime , she is trying to prevent a sudden change political course. the kuomintang party, which essentially created taiwan and... has represented china at the un for more than 20 years, has traditionally pursued a course of interaction with beijing and does not reject the possibility of reaching an agreement. the commandant considers it important not to provoke the prc and not raise the issue of the status of the island. taiwanese politics resembles a pendulum. the rapprochement between taip

he will replace tsai ing—wen as president after securing 40% of the vote, though the dpp lost its majorityparliament, making it hard for him to pass legislation. mr lai says he will maintain the status quo in relations with china, which has labelled him a troublemaker and a "dangerous separatist". in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue rather than confrontation when it comes to exchanges with china, and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and it opposes separatist activities. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from taipei. onto stage, the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china's campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer — by electing him thei

china has already severed ties when tsai ing—wen came to power eight years ago.ikely to be resumed. and as taiwan under the dpp continues to look west to safeguard its democracy and build ties, we can expect perhaps more of the same. but there is perhaps something that lai has to contend with — he may be forced to moderate some of his positions and some of his policies, and that is because the dpp has lost the majority in parliament. that means he won't be able to push through his agenda without some cooperation from the other parties involved in taiwan. now, my colleague shaimaa khalil has been speaking to some taiwanese expats that usually live in america, but they travelled back to taiwan to cast their ballots and she got their thoughts. the ruling dpp have won another term in power, a record third, but they have lost the majority in parliament, and this is going to be a very different experience for them on that front. what is going to stay the same is their china policy. the man that beijing calls a troublemaker has now been elected president. william lai ha

he will replace tsai ing—wen as president after securing 40% of the vote, though the dpp lost its majorityparliament, making it hard for him to pass legislation. mr lai says he will maintain the status quo in relations with china, which has labelled him a troublemaker and a "dangerous separatist". in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue rather than confrontation when it comes to exchanges with china, and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china claims reunification with taiwan is inevitable despite the vote, and says that it opposes separatist activities. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from taipei. onto stage, the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china's campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer — by electing hi

ing—wen has championed.r the dbp is akin to a vote for war, a clear indication that the dislike of the dpp and its continued push for more separation from china. if we turn to the other two parties that are in condition, the kmp, they have a long tradition of being popular in taiwan and they are pushing with more friendly relations with more friendly relations with china —— china and so they —— and also the tpp, the taiwan people's party, they see themselves more in the centre. they want to both work on deterrence with china when it comes to china military strength when its relationship with the us but they also want dialogue and diplomacy with china as well so they position themselves in the middle. sum themselves in the middle. an election that is being watched closely around the world, what about people in taiwan? what issues are they most concerned about? i issues are they most concerned about? ., , issues are they most concerned about? . , ., ., about? i have been here for a few days _ about? i have bee

the islands current president tsai ing—wen is stepping down after eight years in power.gressive party, seems to be particularly disliked by beijing, who consider him a separatist for some of his past statements — how do you think they might react if he is elected? thank you, it's a pleasure to be here to talk about this really important topic. how will beijing react? obviously they will be very unhappy, but i don't think they can be surprised. beijing obviously does not like him claiming he's a dangerous separatist. but listen, i don't think any democratic progressive party candidate would be any more welcome, and the current dpp president has come under similar attacks for her refusal to accept the 92 consensus and for other sins. beijing just fundamentally has a very big distrust of the dpp and its leaders, so i suspect that cross trade relationship has been rather tense over the past eight years, and that tsai ing—wen presidency, sol think we can anticipate that that would continue with a william lai presidency. china's president xi, in his new year's address, reitera

he is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen.ead of confrontation in exchanges with china and said he hoped that beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. our correspondent shaimaa khalil was at the dpp rally, where she asked participants to share their reactions to today's election results. i believe the new president will lead us to a better future. it is awesome, a victory for taiwanese history. congratulations but i taiwanese history. congratulations hut i think— taiwanese history. congratulations but i think the taiwanese have chosen— but i think the taiwanese have chosen the right people to move forward — chosen the right people to move forward i— chosen the right people to move forward. . . , ., , _ forward. i am really happy right now. forward. i am really happy right now- why? _ forward. i am really happy right now. why? because _ forward. i am really happy right now. why? because most - forward. i am really happy right now. why? because most of i forward. i am really happy right i now. why? because most of

the rocket is set on fire by tsai ing-wen, the president of taiwan, who will give up her post to a replacementy of this year. already in the right picture. usa. taiwan has elected a new head of administration. voting was considered risky; suddenly the radicals would take over, announce the proclamation of a state that was no longer china, and the rush would begin. power, yes, remains with the democratic progressive a party that, in principle, is for the formalization of independence. but the new leader li questioned that more than 2/3 of taiwanese, mostly young taiwanese, believe that they associate themselves only with taiwan, that is, in other words, they consider themselves taiwanese taiwanese; only 3% of those surveyed said that they consider themselves first of all, chinese, but it must also be said that in fairness, 28%, according to this survey and not only this, consider themselves at the same time. both taiwanese and chinese. tatler asia magazine has compiled a list of the most influential people in asia for 2023. it included 36 taiwanese. singer ah mei, one of the best-selling artist

following the announcement of the vote results, tsai-ing-wen announced her resignation as party chairmanince may 2020, but will remain as taiwan's chief of staff until the elections, which will be held in early 2024, and in the meantime she is trying to avoid an abrupt change. political course, the kuomintang party, which essentially created taiwan and even represented china at the un for more than 20 years, traditionally follows a course of interaction with beijing and does not reject the opportunity to reach an agreement. the commandant considers it important not to provoke the prc and not raise the issue of the status of the island. taiwanese politics resembles a pendulum. the rapprochement between taipei and beijing began in 2008. after the gumildan came to power. led by smandyu. over the next 8 years, beijing and taipei signed a number of major agreements in the field of tourism and business. however, already in 2016 after the victory of the cs inven, ostrovny’s relations and mainland china began to deteriorate again. but now the pendulum has swung back. the new mayor of the capital

on january 13, elections will be held in taiwan, the current president is tsai ing-wen. is completingond term in office and by law can no longer run again; three former city mayors will compete for the presidency in taiwan, light is beijing's main opponent, hou yi of the gamildan party, and kowzhe is the founder of the taiwan people's party. general elections in pakistan are scheduled for february 8. the political crisis has been going on in the country for 2 years. in april 2022, the pro-centrist pakistani conservative party... led by shahbaz sharif, initiated a vote of no confidence in prime minister imran khan in parliament, as a result of which he was removed from office. however, he remains the most popular politician. it is unclear whether he will be able to participate in elections? indonesia's general elections will be held on february 14, and current president joko wedoda cannot run for a third term. three candidates are participating in the election race. leader. retired general probova, son-in-law of former president suchart. national elections in india will be held in apri

he will replace tsai ing—wen as president after securing 40% of the vote, though the dpp lost its majority

current president tsai ing-wen is completing his second term in office and is legally no longer eligibleagain. for the post of president three former city mayors in taiwan will compete. leicent is beijing's main opponent, hou yue of the gamildan party and the leader of the taiwan people's party. general. elections in pakistan are scheduled for february 8. the political crisis has been going on in the country for 2 years. in april 2022, the center-right conservative party pakistan muslim league, led by shahbaz sharif, initiated a vote of no confidence in prime minister imran khan in parliament, as a result of which he was removed from office. however, he remains the most popular politician. it is unclear whether he will be able to participate in the elections. general. elections in indonesia will be held on february 14. current president joko wedoda cannot run for a third term. there are three candidates in the election race: the leader, retired general probova, and the son-in-law of former president suchart. national elections in india will be held in april and may. the indians will elec

lai is representing the governing dpp — and is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen.ople against voting for him. in his acceptance speech, he said he is "determined to safeguard taiwan from continuing threat and intimidation from china" and will maintain the cross—strait status quo. around 19 million voters were called to elect a new president. my colleague steve lai is in taipei and joins me now.

ing-wen, the president of taiwan, who will give up her post to the miner in may of this year, on theise of the united states is already written on her rocket. taiwan has elected a new leader. the administration considered the vote risky, suddenly the radicals would take over and announce the proclamation of a state that was no longer china, away we go. power, yes, remains with the democratic progressive party, which , in principle, is in favor of formalizing independence, but the new leader li, apparently, will maintain the framework of unpleasant but rational relations with beijing; no one is ready to trigger a large-scale crisis, for now, and then, if against the backdrop in the exercise of world order, all contradictions are awakening, shouldn’t we wait here? let's talk about this with an excellent specialist valentin glavachev. hello, this year taiwan turns 75 as a separate territory. now, if you remember our old soviet formula, can we say that a new historical community, the taiwanese people, has been formed? from an ethnocultural point of view, we know that... that is, in other

ing-wen from the same pro-western party a party that...consistently advocates taiwan's independence from china, and this is the best option for washington and bad for beijing. at the same time, the most dangerous option from the point of view of china’s invasion of taiwan into its own region and its forceful annexation. let me remind you that in his new year's address, xiding ping threatened taiwan with the inevitable reunification, thus trying to influence the election results. taiwan has decided to follow... taiwan is an inseparable part of china and will definitely return to the country. apparently that's why biden's first call was to call the newly elected president of taiwan and urge him not to support the island's independence. in addition, immediately after the election, biden confirmed that the united states does not support the independence of taiwan. that is, americans consider the chinese somehow. less than a day after the election, the american delegation led by speaker of the house of representatives mike johnson hastily landed on the island, as if at home, to personall

lai is representing the governing dpp — and is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen. been labelled a troublemaker by china, as beijing warned people against voting for him. in his acceptance speech, he said he is "determined to safeguard taiwan from continuing threat and intimidation from china" and will maintain the cross—strait status quo. around 19 million voters were called to elect a new president. my colleague steve lai is in taipei and joins me now. thank you very much. we have heard from william lai is acceptance speech saying those words about keeping china at arms lead. we have heard in the last few moments were from china and their response to the elections we've seen play out in taiwan. china has said reunification is still inevitable, taiwan is part of china in these elections can't change the basic framework and the direction of cross strait relations. it is a lengthy message but you get the idea of what they are saying was up the idea of what they are saying was up we have a more and our website on china's reaction. in the meantime, let's focus on the d

he will replace tsai ing—wen as president after securing 40% of the vote — though the dpp lost its majorityrliament, making it hard for him to pass legislation. mr lai says he will maintain the status quo in relations with china — which has labelled him a troublemaker and a "dangerous separatist". in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue instead of confrontation in exchanges with china and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and it opposes separatist activities. the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes reports from taipei. onto stage, the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china's campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer — by electing him their new

lai is representing the governing dpp — and is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen. has been labelled a troublemaker by china, as beijing warned people against voting for him. in his acceptance speech, he said he is "determined to safeguard taiwan from continuing threat and intimidation from china" and will maintain the cross—strait status quo. on their end, china says reunification with taiwan still inevitable despite the vote, and opposes separatist activities. my colleague steve lai has followed the days procedings in taipei. polling began at eight o'clock and close for the clock, eight hours a turk and four hours of counting and we have a winner. it's been a fascinating thing to watch. let's cross to the dpp headquarters, and william lai has made his victory speech. tell us more about what he said. ~ . ., ., said. william lai, the now president-elect _ said. william lai, the now president-elect has - said. william lai, the now. president-elect has thanked said. william lai, the now- president-elect has thanked people president—elect has thanked people for turning

president tsai ing—wen made the comments after china's leader, xijinping, said that quote, "reunification sovereignty claims over democratically governed taiwan, which on 13 january, holds presidential and parliamentary elections. the mexican actress, ana ofelia murguia, who voiced one of the main characters in the oscar—winning animation coco, has died at the age of ninety. the movie celebrates mexico's culture and highlights the day of the dead. the mexican national institute of fine arts and literature said murguia's career was a vital part of the country's performing arts. it's been two years since the james webb space telescope was launched by nasa, and has already sent back some stunning images. it has also made some astonishing discoveries, which are transforming our understanding of the universe. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. the beauty of the cosmos, captured by the james webb space telescope. from the tarantula nebula, where stars are born amidst the dust, to a dying star, the ring nebula, throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel. and the phantom galaxy

he is from the governing dpp, and is set to succeed the current president, tsai ing—wen.r lai has been labelled a "troublemaker" by china, and beijing had warned people against voting for him. in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue instead of confrontation in exchanges with china. he also said he hoped that beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. as for china, it says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and opposes separatist activities. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from taipei. onto stage, the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china's campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer — by electing him their new president. speaking to the international media following his victory, president—

lai is representing the governing dpp — and is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen.r him. in his acceptance speech, he said he is "determined to safeguard taiwan from continuing threat and intimidation from china" and will maintain the cross—strait status quo. around 19 million voters were called to elect a new president.

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president tsai ing—wen made the comments after china's leader, xijinping, said that quote, "reunification its sovereignty claims over democratically governed taiwan which, on 13 january, holds presidential and parliamentary elections. it's been two years since the james webb space telescope was launched by nasa, and has already sent back some stunning images. it has also made some astonishing discoveries, which are transforming our understanding of the universe. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports. the beauty of the cosmos, captured by the james webb space telescope. from the tarantula nebula, where stars are born amidst the dust, to a dying star, the ring nebula, throwing off its outer layers as it runs out of fuel. and the phantom galaxy, with 100 billion stars amongst its spiral arms. these images are stunning — but they're also transforming what we thought we knew about the cosmos. the telescope can look back to the very dawn of the universe, and it's revealing game—changing galaxies that are breaking all the rules. it can see the cosmos 13.5 billion years ago, just after the b

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ing—wen.dent william lai, he is stepping up at the topjob. william lai, he is stepping up at the top job. it is thought that a vote for him will mean more of the same. more of the fractious relationship with china stop you might recall it peaked about 18 months ago when nancy pelosi, the former house speaker, visited taiwan and resulted in numerous military exercises from china in the taiwan strait, really ramping up taiwan strait, really ramping up tensions in region and if a vote for him is seen as a continuation vote in that regard of if you talk about the other two parties, for one, thatis other two parties, for one, that is the oldest party here in taiwan and they have been in power in the past as well. they are trying to get back into power now that their platform is more based along the dialogue with china. they want to have a closer relationship with china to ratchet down the tensions that is going on at the moment. the third party, the moment. the third party, the newest party, they f

lai is representing the governing dpp — and is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen.as been labelled a troublemaker by china, as beijing warned people against voting for him. in his acceptance speech, he said he is "determined to safeguard taiwan from continuing threat and intimidation from china" and will maintain the cross—strait status quo. around 19 million voters were called to elect a new president. my colleague steve lai is in taipei and joins me now. it has been quite a day here in taiwan. you have to understand polling began at eight o'clock this morning and close for pm, and we have a winner. it has been a fascinating thing to watch and be apart let's cross now to the dpp headquarters, and she's been listening to william lai make his victory speech. tell us more about what he said. victory speech. tell us more about what he said-— what he said. william lai, the now president-elect, _ what he said. william lai, the now president-elect, has _ what he said. william lai, the now president-elect, has thanked - what he said. william lai, the now i president-elect,

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the twoterm president tsai ing wen put taiwan on the stage. >> translator: we're telling the international community between democracy and authoritarianism, we stand on the side of democracy. >> reporter: and safeguard taiwan from ongoing threats. cnn, taipei. >> mark stewart is live from beijing. china couldn't hate this result more. what can they do about it. >> before the election, they pushed the narrative of the election as a choice between war and peace, and not to do too much to dissuade or turn off voters from taiwan. we've seen a strong statement from beijing, the basic fact there is only one china in the world and taiwan is part of china will not change. will the statement be it, likely not. it has a host of options it can do to show its strength and dissatisfaction of the result, military exercise, economic or diplomatic measures. it's far from established. >> how carefully will the new president tread politically? he's already choosing his words carefully. describe the tightrope he's going to be walking. >> tightrope is the best phrase. we've heard him in the past describe chin

lai promises to continue the policies of taiwan's two-term president tsai ing-wen.a landslide re-election in 2020 fueled in part by fears of taiwan becoming the next hong kong. during tsai's eight-year presidency u.s.-taiwan ties and arms sales hitting new highs. cross strait ties tanking, tensions boiling over. taiwan's two main opposition parties call it a dangerous path, claiming it pulls taiwan, china, and the u.s. closer and closer to a catastrophic cross strait conflict. plans for a joint ticket collapsed on live tv, giving the ruling party a slight edge. kuomintang seen as friendlier to china. >> translator: do not use hatred to create confrontation and division. >> reporter: taiwan's people's party or tpp candidate ko ming-je. >> our party would like to reach out to china and have them begin dialogue with us. >> reporter: intelligence agencies in taipei accuse beijing of election interference, stopping sanctions on taiwanese exports, sending spy balloons, showing off a new aircraft car, and this week launching a satellite over taiwan. triggering a rare emerg

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three candidates are in a tight race to succeed president tsai ing-wen, who is not eligible to run again after serving her two four-year terms. the election could help decide whether taiwan continues to assert its autonomy and strengthen ties to the u.s., moves closer to china, or takes what one candidate calls a middle path. and a retrial is underway on the greek island of lesbos for 16 rescue workers who helped save the lives of refugees who crossed the mediterranean sea in 2015 and 2016. greek authorities have accused the aid workers of crimes, including espionage, in what has been slammed as the criminalization of humanitarian work. just this week, at least three migrants died after their boat sank off of lesbos. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united states and britain launched dozens of military strikes on yemen on thursday night, raising fears of an escalation of conflict in the region. this trucks were carried out from land and sea and targeted areas controlled by the houthi rebels and l

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ing-wen. the candidate says he's going to continue that policy with the u.s. but the opposition warns that could be a dangerous path leading taiwan and the u.s. and china right into a cross strait conflict. >> all of that of course on the line tonight and of course this saturday morning where will is right now.w. thanank you all l for being g w and thanksks to will. it's time now for "ac 360." >>> tonight, which candidate benefits when the roads to the white house freezes over. we're live in iowa where blizzard conditions and subzero temperatures threaten to be a decisive factor in monday's caucuses. >>> also a night after the u.s. and british air strikes on houthi targets in yemen a new message from a top houthi leader. >>> and later cnn's donee o'sullivan investigating how skeptical officials can face backlash from conspiracy theorists. thank you for joining us. we begin with iowa three days from the caucuses and the state is being hammered by winter weather. this is video of the capital des

he will replace tsai ing—wen as president after securing 40% of the vote — though the dpp lost its majorityparliament, making it hard for him to pass legislation. mr lai says he will maintain the status quo in relations with china, which has labelled him a troublemaker and a "dangerous separatist". in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue instead of confrontation in exchanges with china and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and it opposes separatist activities. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from taipei. onto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china's campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer — by electing him their new presi

if the dpp is reelected for a third consecutive term after tsai ing-wen, lai ching-te is the candidatethat the likelihood of more beijing overt, you could say, intimidation, is more likely going forward for the next four years. annabelle: that was bloomberg's chief north asia correspondent stephen engle in taipei. stay tuned for more coverage from bloomberg of taiwan's elections. we will have live updates from steve and our team every day ahead of saturday's vote and full coverage as the results are announced on monday, january 15. . let's keep an eye on other political stories we are tracking. u.s. congressional leaders have announced deals on the topline spending level for the current fiscal year that less of the chance of a partial government shutdown on january 20. senate majority leader chuck schumer and house speaker mike johnson negotiated a bipartisan deal. it clears the way for communities -- committees to push through detailed spending bills now that they have a limit on what they can spend. indonesia's presidential contenders sparred on policy issues from foreign debt risk,

lai is representing the governing dpp — and is set to succeed to the current president tsai ing—wen.olls closed,

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