to taiwan, u.s. relations. these are the kinds of things that we see as very positive. very conducive to the future consultation, or cross state negotiations. needld say that we would the on states to continue to encourage the sides to speak with each other. back,le are back -- far when i was serving as the , one thing i continue to hear from the u.s. is that they encouraged the chinese side to negotiate with taiwan. we had the lunar new year -- tourism negotiations, things like that. we really appreciate the u.s. encouraging the chinese side to with the taiwan side so that the u.s. can continue to encourage the sides to speak to each other, that would be very good. --ave buried a happy to see i am very happy to see the u.s. playing that role. that is helpful. that is conducive to the feeling that we are not dangling alone dealing with china. that is about,e whether the dpp has a channel to tremendouse are number of exchanges between the science, local officials, legislatures, traveling to china almo

to taiwan-u.s.relations. these are the kinds of things that we see as very positive, as very conducive to our future consultation or negotiations. so i would say that we would need the united states to continue to encourage the two a little far back, when i was serving in the council as chairperson, one thing i continued to hear from the u.s. side is they encouraged the chinese side to negotiate with taiwan. we had the tourism negotiations, things like that. and we really appreciate the u.s. encouraging the chinese side to speak with the taiwan side. so if the united states can continue to encourage the two sides to speak with each other, that will be very good. and i'm very happy to see that the united states is playing that balancing role. and that is very helpful, very conducive to the taiwan people feeling that we are not dangling out there alone, dealing with china. and second issue that i mention is about whether the tpp has a channel to china. there are tremendous number of exchanges in betwe

dichotomy in taiwan. many people interpret the election results as unification versus independence. but i think it might have some degree of truth for the early elections, but i think the reality in taiwan is already changed and the view might have some degree of truth before and it's no longer the case. and i would like to say that we conduct regular surveys here in taiwan, in taiwan, trying to find out what people are thinking before they go to the voting booth. and the regular surveys show that people care much more about those issues that they feel immediately related to their life, not necessary on the political issues or sovereignty issues. and the issues we found before this election that the people care very much about would include general economic situation, food safety issues, long-term care, income distribution, housing cost, pension reform, and social housing. and consequently if we focus too much on the relations it might miss the nuances in the elections. and i would like to give you some o

there are extreme elements in taiwan, which want to push for indians of one china, one taiwan. but that goal is not realistic and it would never be fulfilled. >> well, very soon we are expecting that the iranian nuclear deal will be implemented by the end of the day. iran's foreign minister is meeting u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the e.u. foreign policy chief in vienna. they'll be talking about a plan of action to implement the accord which hinges on the report of the international at atomic energy agency. they believe that sanctions will be removed once the wash doll report is published. >> today is the day that we prove to the world that threats, sanctions, intimidation, pressure don't work. respect works. respect through dialogue, through negotiations we can reach mutually acceptable solutions. implement mutually acceptable solutions and prove to the naysayers that they are always wrong and move towards a world in which diplomacy, not force, not pressure, will prevail. >> there has been new developments in the iran-american relations. american jason rezaian who has

the political forces in taiwan already say that taiwan should pursue the participation. we need to grab the opportunity to participate in the second round negotiations. with that, i think we need to consider those important matters that we need to resolve to be included in the negotiations. the most trouble some will be the complicated infrastructure in taiwan. it's not welcoming international business. we need to sort out the legal infrastructure and to make a comprehensive reform. other than that, we also need to 345ik an adjustment and it was a very difficult adjustment of our credit practices. that may not be good in the new age free trade. that is going to be difficult for us to overcome. these are the things we need to handle. if there is going to be any specific sector, that is difficult for taiwan to deal with, that will be working on them rather than ignoring it. for the agricultural sector, there two very important elements that we have promised the people in taiwan. the first element is that we need to make the sector even more competitive before there is goin

in taiwan. >> reporter: it is not just the president who will be chosen. 113 seats in parliament are legislated u.n. are also up. more than 500 candidates are running. this is where the start-up parties and candidates could gain. an alternative voice from the main two political parties that have ruled the only chinese democracy for the last 70 years >>> there is the president still talking live in taipei taking questions from her around her. steering the country on an interesting course. adrian, two issues really. china and the economy, what impact is it likely to have on the economy? >> reporter: well, certainly the economy has been the big issue for most ordinary taiwanese voters. they remember a time when it was a dragon economy. that is not the case. economic growth is down to 1%. wages are stag naturing. there is a widening wealth gap. the k mc lost it because the president promised to raise average salaries from $24,000 a year to $30,000. he promised to get economic growth up to 3%. none o

the future of taiwan. elections have a win and loss. but the election - but democracy of taiwan will not loose. we'll carry on. we will make sure that in future we have to look at each vote, and we need to change our policies and our systems and our mechanisms. this is our promise to you. we will - we might be at the bottom. but we will look at the future, we will look to the sky. i say sorry to you, and i thank you. and i wish you all the best. >> i would like to talk... >> you are listening to the chairman there, conceding defeat and handing victory to the democratic people's party. a very important part of the taiwan-china relations. >> still ahead here on al jazeera, an economic emergency is announced in venezuela, as the president faces up to a hostile congress. congress. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for a

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, which includes both taiwan and mainland china. on that note there is concern that once she becomes president of taiwan, if she'll continue in that dangerous direction and jeopardize the over all relations. i hope she will not. i hope she will have enough judgment and sanity and sufficient amount of caring for the benefits and interests of the people of taiwan. what people in taiwan really want is peace and stability, and a good relations between the two sides of the taiwan strait both in terms of economic and trade relations but also eventually in terms of the political relations. there are extreme elements in taiwan, which want to push more independence. that goal is not realistic, and it will never be fulfilled. >> the iran your deal is expected to be imprin limited thby the end of the day. there will be discussions in the plan of action to implement the court. iran's foreign minister said he believes the sanctions will be removed after the atomic watchdog report is published. >> today is a day when we prove to the world that th

from taiwan, now here csi. in terms of international stage that you pointed out from international press conference that she wished to expand for the taiwan international space should be respected by china or the international community. how exactly are you planning on this issue? thank you. >> this is also very important for taiwan and i think we went through lots of discussions within the tpp and we also went with administration on this issue. i can outline some of the way we think about our international participation to you in just a moment. let me get back to you the tpp. into concluding provision that also mentions specifically about custom territory. when you look around, taiwan is only one. the way we see it as a space reserved for taiwan and we're very happy that we seem to have a likelihood to be included in the tpp. since this is near consensus in taiwan and, therefore, the government should work very hard on that and try to overcome difficulties that we have internally. and about our international s

exerts its political pressure and china is trying every possible means to influence taiwan, i think taiwan may change a little bit step-by-step because i don't think that according to our past observation she will not tell us that the final resort from her mouth. her words will be squeezed bit by bit, just like with the truth past >>> thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome >>> still ahead on al jazeera green finger space men will tell you what makes this picture of a flower so special. influences we go on a ride-- plus we go on the ride of a life time with cow boys. >>> welcome back. a recap of our top stories. nuclear-related sanctions against iran have been lifted. international atamic agency confirms that iran has complied with an agreement signed last year. prisoners released from iran. china has warned taiwan to abandon what it calls hallucinations for independence. that's after the pro-independence candidate won the island's presidential elections in a landslide. in burkina faso security forces have rescued at least 150 people who were taken hostage in the capital. the assault o

i feel taiwan is stepping into an answer known situation. i don't know what will happen in the future. >> there is a shift in the government that the younger generation has never seen. >> the young people will have a better future and the next generation will be much better. >> in her victory speech tsai ing-wen thanked her voters and because of the situation in taiwan she thanked it's main ally, the united states. she wants to work closely with china, but warned them against provocative acts. >> we will make sure that there will be mechanisms to continue communicating with china. i'll follow taiwan's best interest and make sure that the cross strait relationship will continue as it did before. >> within hours of winning, the new president walked the delicate balance that will be the core of other job in the nexthe following years. >> scott haidler, al jazeera, taipei. >> from the university of nottingham, let's go back a little bit. 30 years ago i remember the relationship between taiwan and china as being one that generated an awful lot of

she appealed to china not to suppress taiwan's nation identity.i think the key part of the speech was when the results showed that the taiwanese people wish for a government steadfast in protecting the nation. you can be sure that china's government will be applying forensic scrutiny to these words as it weighs up what its response will be which could come days weeks or even months from now. how china responds to the election of tsai ing-wen and the fact that her party now has a parliamentary majority for the first time is really going to define the future of china-taiwan relations, but those relations are potentially on a very uncertain course. remember, just two months ago president xi jinping shook hands with the outgoing president. tonight i realise that, you know what, the chances of him shaking hands with tsai ing-wen in time soon are pretty remote >>> how do you think they will respond to this election victory for her, considering everything you've just said? >> reporter: they could respond in a number of ways. they could apply diplomatic o

not even mentioning that taiwan -- this woman will be the first human president of taiwan. lose by so much? was a just not seen as a credible -- do they have a credible candidate? to begin with, the electorate was really dissatisfied with the outgoing president's government. this really was an election that was fought on bread and butter issues, people were dissatisfied with rising on prices. the way china enters this equation is that people feel like they have been sold on this idea that economic integration should be good for taiwan's economy, most people sibley feel like they have not felt the benefits them selves. rishaad: thank you. let's have a look at how people have been reacting on social media to these results. >> a lot of taiwanese people are taking their celebrations over the victory to social media, calling the results a victory for freedom of speech. one facebook user quoting her statements after her victory saying that taiwanese should not apologize for their recognition of taiwan is a country and a facebook user saying that he feels touched. another person s

china views taiwan as a break away province to be taken back by force if necessary.taiwan sees itself as separate but can't afford to rock the boat too much for economic reasons. >> china is the island's largest trading partner. to reduce dependency on trade with china, taiwan may pursue big deals with other nations such as the u.s. led transpacific partnership. china has economic weight. it could suspend talks on reducing trade barriers. for in our, though, whether china's reaction goes beyond issuing strong statements will depend on how firmly taiwan asserts itself under its new government. >> china is going through its own difficulties now as it tries to get out of middle income trap and doesn't see itself as having the luxury for a lot of dissent and voices from the side which they think would be a direct attack on their ability to solve their con none drum right now. >> china is also mindful that how it deals with taiwan will be watched closely by pro democracy movements in hong kong and several other autonomous regions. at the same time, it can't afford to alie

tsai ing-wen has promised to uphold taiwan's sovereignty. >> reporter: history was made in taiwan on saturday night. the first woman president was elected by a landslide. she was narrowly defeated four years ago, but on this night the woman who likens herself to angela merkel stands victor yous yous. >> we will form a firm foundation. we have told the community that the spirit of tm t democracy is part of the lives of the taiwan people. >> reporter: on the other side a completely different scene. the nationalist k.m.t. party concedes defeat and resigns as party chairman. >> translation: sorry everyone. i let you down. we have been defeated. the k.m.t. lost election. we didn't do well and failed our supporters' expectations. >> reporter: some are unsure of what comes next. >> translation: this is a big impact for our country. i feel taiwan is stepping into an unknown swapgs. we don't know what will happen in the future. >> reporter: ushering in a new chapter, the opposition becomes the ruling party representing a shift in power this island has never seen and something the younger gene

we'll be reporting live from taiwan at the top of the hour so stay with us. ññ genie: iran slams what it calls illegitimate new sanctions by the u.s. on its ballistic missile program, that comes days after tehran's deal with what powers was confirmed, giving iran some $100 billion in sanctions relief. hillary clinton and bernie sanders go head-to-head as the democrats hold their final debate before the iowa caucus, kicking off the official nominating race next month. also coming up this hour, as francois hollande promises more than 2 billion euros to fight unemployment, we will find out if that is really enough to help. a missing hong kong

a taiwan pop star has been forced to apologize after waving the taiwan nasdaqflag at a conc.the clip has been viral, and many here are outraged. people here want to assert their sense of taiwan identities, but they're also voters who want a closer relationship to china. george, ballots are being counted. it looks like we're on track to taiwan having its first female president, dr. tsai ing-wen. back to you. >> live on the phone from taipei. thank you very much. we'll stay in touch as results come in. >>> the u.s. republican presidential candidate ted cruz is being slamme for his criticism of new york city. even as some democrats find a very rare reason to praise donald trump. all this came two weeks before the first electoral test of the presidential election, the iowa caucuses. cnn's chief political correspondent, dana bash, looks at whether cruz's strategy backfired on him. >> reporter: energized by the rally, donald trump went in caucus style. >> say you want to do well, that way if you come in second or third or fourth, you can say -- i want to win iowa. >> reporter: he i

one outlet said taiwan should abandoned independence. a statement read out, reaffirmed the government stance. >> translation: on matters of principle, sovereignty and integrity, our will is rock firm and attitude consistently. >> reporter: the win was emphatic, because her party was a parliamentary majority for the first time. >> in her victory speech she said the result shows the people of taiwan want a government to defend the nation's sovereignty. it's what supporters wanted to hear. >> translation: we don't want to be another hong kong that along with taiwan is facing the threat from chinese military and economic power. we want to keep our way of life. >> translation: people are upset with the incoming government. it's hoped this will bring a happy future. >> reporter: for now, she is the president-elect. her inauguration is not until may. a time lag that is a worry for some analysts. >> there could be national security challenges, national disaster to possible military threat. both domestic and external. >> when she does assume powe

also the rest of the world is not buying a lot of what taiwan used to make. components for computers and mobile phones. the biggest export for taiwan is hong kong and china and those exports have begun to slow because choppy's economy is slowing. they're going to have to balance the interests of the united states, china as well as those of their home land. it is a very demanding challenging tough dangerous job being president of this country. >> adrian brown in taipei, thank you. >>> richard bush is the director for the center for issue asia policy studies at the brookings institution. do you except tsi to win and will her dpp get a majority in the legislature? >> everything i suggest indicates that she will win by a comfortable margin. and it helps her that her opposition is divided among a couple of different candidates. so i think that's pretty clear. the legislature is much harder to call. there are a lot of predictions that the dpp could win an absolute majority. but i am not ready to go that far because we're talking about 78 different geographic races

nhk world, taipei. >>> and "newsline" will have more on taiwan's election. thanks for that report. >>> on the business end, financial fronts, numerous factors have been weighing on the asia-pacific markets. gene otani has more on that along with the rest of business news. >>> very much so, james. thanks. investors have been cautious with china's economic slowdown and lower oil prices. tokyo's nikkei average ended lower for two sessions in a row. for the details we go to our business reporter mayu yoshida at the tokyo stock exchange. >> we saw a bit of a recovery in tokyo on friday morning as investors bought back stocks at bargain prices, adjusting theiring positives. stocks wiped out those gains following losses in chinese markets. it was a very choppy day in here, the nikkei eventually fell 0.5% closing at 17,147. the broader topix was down 0.3%. this week, stocks were volatile on worries over china and falling oil prices. the nikkei fell 3% on the week, briefly dipping below 17,000 for the first time since september. stocks were especially volatile on fri

>> you know, when i was -- >> the taiwan strait? >> when i was secretary, i ordered aircraft carriers to taiwan. i think at the time that was the right thing to do, but it was not an act i was very happy about. when i left office, i spent quite a bit of time in meetings with china and with taiwan trying to see if we could find some way of avoiding the need to have to do something like that. and the best i could come up with, i could think of no way of trying to dole with the fundamental -- deal with the fundamental disagreement about ownership, but the best i could come up with was a way of try toking to reduce the likelihood that that disagreement would lead to some kind of a military conflict. and ended up by working, promoting to have greater and greater economic interface and social interface, travel interface between taiwan and the mainland. and for whatever reason, that's been very successful. .. if you think back to the days of the cold war when the united states and the soviet union had a mutual assured destruction as a way

: history was made in taiwan on saturday night. the first female president was elected. tsai ing-wen was narrowly defeated four years ago. on this night she took victorious. >> translation: i will redo the wrong of the previous government so we form a firm foundation. we tell the international community that the spirit of democracy is part of the lives of taiwan people >> reporter: on the other side a completely different scene. the nationalist party conceded defeat and the leader resigned as party chairman >> translation: sorry everyone. i let you down. we have been defeated. the k.m.t. lost the election. we didn't do well and failed our supporters' expectations. >> reporter: some party supporters are not sure what comes next. >> translation: this is a blow for our country. i feel we are slipping into an unknown situation. we don't know what will happen in the future >> reporter: ushering a new chapter the opposition becomes the ruling party. something the younger generations are eager for >> translation: the future of taiwan will

if tsai ing-wen wins, it would be a victory tore taiwan's supporters.world power are politicising and preventioning nauks. more on our top story and that is the hotel attack in burkina faso. we have on the line from the capital ouagadougou is our correspondent. what is the latest on the ground. is the fighting over? >> reporter: yes. right now it is (audio indistinct) >>> right. we're going to have to leave it there. thank you for that, speaking to us from ouagadougou on the latest on that attack on the hotel in burkina faso. prosecutors in france have launched an investigation into an experimental drug trial that left one man brain dead and five other critically all. a total of 90 healthy volunteers were given the pain killer. development of the drug has been suspended. >> reporter: it was a clinical trial that went badly wrong. now with one person declared brain dead and five others in hospital, the french health minister has ordered an investigation. >> translation: the families are devastated. we will make sure they are given all the answers particu

she appealed to china not to suppress' taiwan's identity. none of that will be particularly new to china. but of course the big question will be how will china respond in the coming days, weeks and months. for the past eight years relations between taiwan and the mainland has improved significantly. probably the best they've been in decades. partly because that's the approach that was taken by president ma, the outgoing president. he wanted to really make taiwan's economy more integrated with the mainland. he believed that the best way of securing, shoring up taiwan's economy was to have stronger trade with china. did he that by signing up with 20 trade agreements. the problem is none of the prints came back to the people. the only people who benefited were the big considerations. that's really basically why the kmt lost out. now they have here, jane, been the dominant force in politics on this island ever since the forces of shanghai came here at the end of the chinese civil war. the new force is the dpp. their leader, she's 59 years old, s

beijing viewing taiwan as a breakaway province.s been watching that debate from beijing. >> the reason why i think there is so much interest in these elections, the sixth since taiwan became a democracy 20 years ago, the first time a woman is a clear frontrunner. she is tsai ing-wen and leader of the democratic progressive party, which is why china is watching these elections so closely. if she wins in two weeks' time she would become taiwan's first female president as well as the first female president in a chinese society. she has said she wants good relations with china, but worries that taiwan is becoming too economically dependent on beijing. in saturday's debate one of her rivals said she was becoming an isolationist and was taking eye won--taiwan down the road of uncertainty. opinion polls give they are commanding lead over her two main rival candidates but 25% of voters also remain undecided, which means the election could still be a very close one. >> and low wage workers in u.s. are beginning their new year with a pay rai

. >> china has wonder taiwan to abandon's push for independence. the island's pro independence opposition party won a landslide victory in the presidential election. aidrian brown reports from taipei. >> in taiwan, the old political system is being dismantled. at the headquarters of the pro independence democratic progressive party, workers clear away the scaffolding from last night's victory rally. inside, party advisors are now preparing for the transition of power and the challenge of how, as the party of government, to balance taiwan's interest with china's. >> i think the mental to china is reconciliation. we also try to tell them that the people of taiwan are making their decisions. the way she expressed about the moderation is that we would like to maintain the status quo. >> china will reward the outcome of this election as a set back i.in the past, she has refused o back the system. a statement read out on state t.v. reaffirmed the central government stance. >> on major matters of principle, including maintaining sovereignty, we are firm.

i feel taiwan is stepping into an unknown situation. we don't know what will happen in the future. >> ushering in a new chapter, they now become the ruling party, something that the party has never seen and something that the younger generation is eager for. >> taiwan will have a better future and the next generation will be much better. >> in her victory speech tsai ing-wen thanked her supporters and voters and it's main ally the united states. while she's saying she wants to work closely with china, warned them against provocative acts. >> we'll make sure that there will be mechanisms to continue communicating with china. i will follow taiwan's best interests and make sure that the cross strait relationship will continue on as it has before. >> they have a neighbor across the street a neighbor they have in their territory. >> the u.n. secretary general has warned that starvation is being used as a weapon of war. a warning that you might find some images in the report distressing. >> these syrians are demonstrating to keep the problem-

voting has just ended in taiwan's crucial presidential polls.it could see the first female president elected. if tsai ing-wen wins it would be a win. world powers are policity sizing the issues >>> afghans make up the second largest group of refugees trying to reach europe after syrians. they're leading their country because of poor security and few job opportunities. the exits of young qualified people is causing concern among politicians as our correspondent reports now from kabul. >> reporter: this is a 20-year-old afghan journalist who is scared by the news of the islamic state in iraq and the levant gaining ground in eastern afghanistan. he is a muslim shia minority who were the first victims of i.s.i.l. and before them the taliban. >> translation: we're disappointed the government is not paying attention to us. it makes everybody think of leaving. it's our last option. we are very concerned. >> reporter: last year a series of kidnappings and murder fuelled fierce that the hazara were being targeted. most troops ended combat operations in 2

taiwan semi conductor looking very strong in taiwan. it has forecast the second's second consecutive account. bhp, on the right down in the shale business, rebounding after closing below $15 permit up 6% in london trade as well. positive sentiment in the region. perhaps not the leaf really we were hoping for. week: we are following the in china. a volatile time for the yuan. stephen engle joins us. tell us more about the intervention and the gap between the offshore and onshore yuan. like peoplelooks want to -- the trend resumed when the pboc set the fixing rate at what, you .5% weaker. it was misinterpreted by the market. the bets on the offshore yuan continued. we have had that gap, the divergence narrow on obvious and you mentioned buying -- obvious intervention buying. the rate slightly higher, 6.537 to the dollar. that is onshore, of course. offshore, similar, a little weaker. trading onshore at 6.58. the gap has narrowed. we saw the divergence after august 12 when the chinese did the surprised evaluation. because, much weaker over

also coming up, voting ends in taiwan after elections expected to deliver the island's first female president. women in latin america urged to postpone pregnancy because of a virus that causes berth defects. venezuela's economic emergency. the president takes action action to deal with the worsening financial crisis. the security operation at a hotel in burkina faso's capital is now over according at least to the country's security minister. however, officials also say a security operation is ongoing at a second hotel. at least 20 people have been killed after gunmen launched an attack. the government says many hostages, including a minister, may have been freed. the fighters stormed the splendid hotel in ouagadougou. it is located in the city's central business district and is popular with foreigners. gerald tan has more. >> reporter: the splendid hotel under siege. gunfire rang out through the night as explosions were from inside. masked gunmen stormed the hotel. our country is not for jihadists or terrorists. they are wrong. french troops were called in to help retake the hotel. they rescu

we need a position to show that taiwan has a consensus on national identity. in his home district, they voted in the city where he is mayor, and repeated promises to maintain good relations. we'll stick to the 1992 consensus, which sees both sides recognise one china. this is only the sixth presidential vote on the island since it became a democracy 20 years ago. >> millions that turned out to vote cast their ballot for their selection as president. it's more than that, it's a question about which direction they want taiwan to go, whether it will be more independent. directly tied to the relationship is the economy. the last eight years saw massive growth in trade and money from the mainland. like what is happening across the straights, the economy has slowed. right now you can't - taiwan is not in good shape. many are not satisfied about it. we hope the new president focuses more. >> i would like to see the first female president. it's not just the president who will be chosen. 113 seats in parliament. more than 500 candidates are running. most stand firm on

a taiwan pop star forced to bow and apologize after waving the taiwan flag at her recent performance.iwan, which is we want to come close to china or we want to be a taiwanese. >> what do you want? >> i want to be a taiwanese. that's the reason why i vote this dpp for the president. >> as the next president of taiwan, what do you plan to do to assert taiwan's identity on the world stage? >> i want -- >> translator: this serves as a reminder to me that the most important thing for taiwan is the unity and strength of the country. only through strength will we gain more respect and protect our people and our democratic way of life. >> reporter: taiwan was a youth movement, the parties had a strong showing at the parliamently polls. they're led by an activist that stormed the occupied building in 2014 and death metal rocker freddie lynn. >> colorful candidates in a boy industrious election in sharp contrast to the one party state next door. >> taiwan is a vibrant democracy and a young one, too. this year, 2016 marks 20 years since taiwan elected its first president. after casting her vote

china's slowing growth has hurt taiwan's economy which contracted sharply last year. economists say the once beneficially mutual relationship between taiwanese and main firms is decreasing. >> it's actually more competitive, more directly competitive than cooperative. southeast asia actually now provides to some companies more opportunities. >> reporter: opposition party leader is urging the path for southeast asia. but some business leaders are skeptical. this man runs taiwan's leading shoe manufacturer. >> we started abroad with employees on thailand and indonesia 24 years ago. >> reporter: he's been employing thousands of extra people at the expansive company's factories on the mainland and credited that to the pro-china policy. wang has strong ties with officials and partners across china. and he plans to maintain that focus. >> we dent know which party will be elected. it could be a new person. they should be smart enough to keep the same relationship or even improve the relationship with china. >> repter: many analysts predict a victory for thai and saturday ass

taiwan is to get its first president women. the 59 year old vowed to keep the status quo in relation to china. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: history has made in taiwan on saturday night. the first woman president was elected by a landslide. tsai ing-wen was narrowly defeated four years ago, but on this night the woman who likens herself to german chancellor merkel stands victor yous. i will redo the wrong of the previous government. we have told the international community that the spirit of democracy is part of the lives of the taiwan people. >> reporter: on the other side of taipei a completely different scene. the opposition concedes defeat and resigns as party chairman. >> translation: sorry everyone. i let you down. we have been defeated. the k.m.t. lost the election. we didn't do well and failed our supporters' ex-example pecktations. >> reporter: some supporters are unsure of what comes next. >> translation: this is a big impact for our country. i feel taiwan is stepping into an unknown situation. we don't know

it is well to remember that taiwan remains a very vibrant democracy. i'm joined by alex wong, an expert in cross trade affairs. how significant to you think this election is? >> i think significance are several. number 1 we are most likely to have for the first time a female president, in any ethnic chinese are quality, second we will highly likely to have a first change of majority in our parliament. from kmp to dpp, from blue to green. and thirdly, we have a quite different political positions in how to dealing with china between the two parties. so the voting turnout will determine our future relations with china. >> now, if the dpp gets control of parliament, has a parliamentary majority which hasn't happened before and it securitize the presidency how is china going to respond to that? because this will be a set back won't it? >> from the conventional wisdom of china i guess so. we had the president, we called unified government that the president and the parliament are within the same party. eight years ago when president was elected and this tim

if elected she'll become taiwan's first female president and vows to remain the status quo between taiwan and china. the final candidate is the people's party, he contested t the 2000 presidential election and founded his own party. highways strong connection with the beijing economist leaders. we have been watching the debate from beijing. >> well, the reason why i think there is so much interest in these elections, the sixth since taiwan became a democracy 20 years ago is that for the first time in a presidential election a woman is declared a frontrunner. 59 years old, single, and leader of the independence-leaning progressive party, which is why china is watching these elections so closely. if she wins she'll become taiwan's first female president as well as the first female president in a chinese society. she said she wants good relations with china but worries that taiwan is becoming too economically dependent on beijing. one of her rivals said she's becoming an isolationist and taking taiwan down a road of uncertainty, but most commentators believe that she won saturday's debate. o

now, thousands travel between taiwan and china every day. and what has happened, as a consequence of that, if you think back to the days of the cold war between the united states and the soviet union, with mutually assured destruction, taiwan and china havemutually assured economic destruction. it's a very, very huge deterrent to their taking over, much more important than sending battle groups to taiwan. >> and if secretary hagel and cohen are correct one of the seeds of mistrust is the u.s. policy of supporting the status q quo, or should we be more actively advocating for a peaceful resolution? not necessarily reunification, but a peaceful resolution? a gradual reduction of the arms? >> well, i think the current united states policy is the correct one. i say that because i think in this situation, not unlike most of these kinds of geopolitical dynamics, these things have to evolve on their own way, their own time, with the right environment. and i said something earlier about another part of the world. we being the most power. nation on e

some believe this has made taiwan too economically depend on beijing. >> the result will affect china-taiwan relations. i hope taiwan elects a leader closer to mainland china. >> i think the election was fair and just, no matter the result, the ordinary people across the state strait, all want to get along peacefully. >> its role in changing politics on the child and relationship across the strait with china. >>> donald trump ended a truce with his top challenger in trump style questions whether ted cruz should even be allowed to run for president. it was in the latest debate. we have a report from charleston in south carolina. >> the smaller the field, the brighter the spotlight, the nastier the exchanges, seven candidates on stage, the first caucus just over two weeks away. there were sharp attacks on president obama, on hillary clinton and each other. >> you are worried about strengthening our military and worried about keeping your homes and families safe and secure. you cannot give hillary clinton a third term of barack obama's leadership. >> the idea that somehow we're better off today

was made in taiwan on saturday night.he first woman president was elected by a landslide. tsai ing-wen was narrowly defeated four years ago but on this night the woman who likens herself to german chancellor merkel stood victorious. >> translation: i will aredo the wrong of the previous government so that we form a firm foundation for taiwan's development. we have told the international community that the spirit of democracy is part of the lives of the taiwan people >> reporter: on the other side a completely different scene. eric qu concedes defeat and resigns. >> translation: sorry everyone. i let you down. we have been defeated. the k.m.t. lost the election. we didn't do well and failed our supporters' expectations >> reporter: some supporters are unsure of what comes next. >> translation: this is a big impact for our country. we feel taiwan is stepping into an unknown situation. we don't know what will happen in the future >> reporter: ushering in a new chapter, the opposition becomes the ruling party, representing a

taiwan split from china in 1949 after civil war on the mainland.he relationship between china and taiwan can best be described as complicated. china views taiwan as a break away province to be taken back by force if necessary. taiwan feels itself separate but can't afford to rock the boat for economic reasons. to reduce its dependency on trade with china taiwan may choose to pursue big deals with other nations such as the u.s. led transpacific partnership. while china is unlikely the respond to its military might, it has economic weight. it could for example suspend talks on reducing trade barriers. for now though, whether china's reaction goes beyond issuing strong statements will depend on how firmly taiwan asserts itself under its new government. >> china is going through its own difficulties right now as it tries to get out of middle income trap and doesn't see itself having the luxury to broker a lot of dissent and voices from the side which they believe would be a direct attack on their ability to solve their conundrum right now. >> reporter:

. >>> taiwan's opposition leader tsai ing-wen appears to command a strong lead going into the election, but experts say the size of her win and the number of seats her party takes in legislative elections could have a big impact on ties with china. nhk world's naoki makita reports from taipei. >> reporter: ruling candidate eric chu has battled strong headwinds ever since he entered the race in october. national party leader chu is holding his biggest rally of the election campaign. he's asking supporters to stick together until the very end. chu mobilized more than 70,000 people in taipei. >> translator: peaceful cross-strait relations are vital to ensure the people of taiwan have both social stability and economic prosperity. >> translator: taiwan policies on china are really vague. we're afraid of what might happen to taiwan if she becomes president. >> reporter: staff from the camp have used deep campaign war chests to run advertising grids, and chu has repeatedly used words such as peace and stability to paint his rival as a risky option. many voters are keenly aware that relations

of course taiwan. there's no question that china has the intention of taking territory from its neighbors. it is believed its own, that it owns, and then the other parallel there that you can draw with imperial japan is that in order to do that, imperial japan and rise in china share this fear of the u.s. intervening. just as u.s. was the barrier between imperial japan's vision of a cosprues prosperity fear and we are of china of today and what japan did was it is set up a perimeter to keep us out. what kin comien wants to do is push us out and maintain that perimeter. so you can see the parallel. so there's no question on the intentions question that there should be concern. chinese has told us this, this is no secret. so then you have to go to the question of capabilities, and i think there's -- there's a human within the beltd american people that we're the toughest most modern military in the world and nobody can mess with us. let me count the ways. harbor many of you know my interview with him, he

china feels taiwan is a province that could be taken back by force if necessary. but taiwan sees itself as separate. china is the island's largest trading partner. to reduce it's dependency on china, taiwan may pursue big deals with other nation such as the u.s.-led trans-pacific partnership, but it has to proceed carefully. while china may not respond to its military might, it has economic weight. it could suspend talks and reduce trade. for now whether china's reaction goes beyond issuing strong statement also depend on how firmly taiwan asserts itself on its new government. >> china is going through its own difficulties right now as it tries to get out of the middle income trap, and it doesn't see itself having a lot of able to the deal with di september and voices on the side which they think would solve their conundrum right now. >> china is mindful of how it watches taiwan will be closely watched by monitoring organizations. both parties, it seems, will continue to tread carefully. >> the "u.n. world food program" said 14 million people in southern a are at

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china still regards taiwan as a breakaway province that will one day be reunited with the motherland. of that happening any time soon remain remote especially if she becomes president. a victory in both the parliamentary and presidential elections would be a setback for china. but she insists she wants to maintain a stable relationship. >> reporter: how would you deal with the president? >> it's a matter of communication, come communication, and communication. >> reporter: some analysts say she now appears to be moderating her anti-beijing stance. >> maybe she has come to the realization that in order to win, you have to be more pragmatic, and also be low-key in terms of particularly those sensitive issues. >> reporter: like independence. >> like independence. >> reporter: but for many voters any real irk -- issue is the economy. >> translator: i think economy is a priority for the election. so i don't care who will be elected. >> translator: i hope the new president can promote the economy. >> reporter: this could still be a close election with one opinion poll suggesting up to 25% o

her victory was a big win for taiwan's pro-independence party. >> reporter: history was made in taiwan on saturday night. the first woman present was elected by a landslide. tsai ing-wen was narrowly defeated four years ago but on this night the woman who likens herself to german chancellor merkel stands victor yous. >> i will redo the wrong of the previous government. we have told the international community that the spirit of democracy is part of the lives the taiwan people. >> reporter: on the other side a completely different scene. the national "affluenza teen" k.m.t. candidate concedes defeat and resigns as party chairman. >> translation: sorry everyone. i let you down down. we have been defeated. the k.m.t. lost. >> reporter: some nationalist supporters unsure of what is next. >> translation: this is a big impact for our country. i feel taiwan is stepping into an unknown situation. we don't know what will happen in the future. >> reporter: ushering in a new chapter, the opposition becomes the ruling party. it is something the younger generations are eager for. the future of taiw

we try to tell them the people of taiwan are making their decisions. the way she expresses moderation is we would like to maintain the status quo. >> china will reward the outcome as a setback. in the past, refusing to endorse the principle of china and taiwan being part of a single china that will one day be unified. >> the outcome of the election was reported on the mainland. one said taiwan should abandon independence hallucinations. >> an major matters of principle, including safeguarding territorial integrity, our will is rock firm and attitude consistent. >> the win was emphatic, because the party now has a parliamentary majority for the first time. in her victory speech, she said the result showed that the people of taiwan want a government that will defend the nation's sovereignty. it's what supporters wanted to hear. >> we don't want to be another hong kong which along with taiwan is facing the threat of china's growing military power. we want to keep our way of life. >> people are upset with the incoming government. i hope the president will