The United States congratulated Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen for her re-election Saturday, hailing it as a demonstration of the self-ruled island’s “robust democratic system.” The US State Department issued a statement praising Tsai shortly after final results showed her winning by a landslide in what was widely seen as a blow to China. The US statement … Continue reading Taiwan election: US hails Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election, ‘robust’ democracy