Free China’s Voters, Defying Beijing’s Threats, Elect Advocate of Taiwanese Autonomy for President
The island democracy’s vice president, Lai Ching-te, emerges victorious amid warnings by Communist China that the election was a choice between war and peace.
TAIPEI, Republic of China — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday and his opponents conceded, a result that will chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s relations with the People’s Republic of China over the next four years.
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