Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on the international community to defend democratic values by supporting the self-ruled island amid renewed threats from the Chinese regime.

“If the protests continue, anxiety in Taiwan will persist, and that could play to the advantage of [Taiwan President] Tsai Ing-wen and the DPP,” Glaser said.

China-Taiwan relations have deteriorated since the island's President Tsai Ing-wen, of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, swept to power in 2016.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized the seriousness of CCP subversion in a March 2 Twitter thread, stating: "We’re facing an onslaught of #Disinformation & #FakeNews aimed at undermining democracy. Today, Taiwan is in the crosshairs.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—President Tsai Ing-wen had stern words for Beijing at a press conference on Sept. 16, after the island’s diplomatic ally, the Solomon Islands, voted to drop recognition of Taiwan in favor of China.

A number of U.S. officials and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen have also issued statements criticizing the shooting incident on Nov. 11.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said that the “one country, two systems” model has failed in Hong Kong and brought the city to “the brink of disorder.”

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during the Indo-Pacific forum on religious freedom in Taipei on March 11, 2019.

Among the speakers at the opening ceremony were Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen; William Brent Christensen, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto U.S.

A spokesman for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan would not bow to Chinese pressure.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen attended the ceremony and said that as a free and open democracy, Taiwan has an obligation to work with others to defend shared values and protect joint interests.

However, Beijing has blocked the WHO from inviting Taiwan to the WHA since the current pro-independence president, Tsai Ing-wen, was elected in Taiwan in 2016.

During her campaign, President Tsai Ing-wen said she would work on wages and welfare for youth.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen responded strongly on Jan. 2, saying Taiwan would not accept the Chinese Communist Party's position that the regime has a legitimate right to rule over Taiwan.

On Thursday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, speaking at a virtual forum held by the think tank Australian Strategic Policy Institute, expressed concerns about “accidental” conflicts in the region.

Amidst Beijing’s increasingly aggressive actions, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen called on like-minded countries around the world to start pushing back against China and other “anti-democratic forces” across economic, political, and military fronts.

TAIPEI—Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Nov. 26 after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats in local elections over the weekend, as party officials sought to work out what went wrong.

The island’s president Tsai Ing-wen strongly rebutted Beijing’s claims of sovereignty, and later called for support from the international community.

Xi has stepped up pressure on the democratic island since Tsai Ing-wen from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party became president in 2016.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took to her Facebook page following a security council meeting about the Hong Kong situation on Sept. 3.

What’s more, China’s promise of aid is often an empty check,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said after the Solomon Islands' move.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, while answering reporters’ questions following a visit to a local tech company in the city of Taichung on Aug. 17, said the arms purchase is an “energy boost in national capability ... for the purpose of maintaining peace

Beijing has taken an increasingly hostile stance over the past two years toward Taiwan, following the election of Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party to succeed Ma.

Recent Incidents Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen used her Facebook page on Sept. 26 to condemn violence committed by mainland Chinese students on Taiwan soil. “Taiwan is a democratic country. It is not a territory overrun by totalitarianism.

Tsai Ing-wen, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member who opposed the CCP, was re-elected president with a large majority; the DPP who opposed the CCP once again became the majority party in the Legislative Assembly; Chen Chi-Mai, a DPP member who

China’s hostility toward Taiwan has grown since Tsai Ing-wen from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) won presidential elections on the island in 2016.

Since Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen, who is a DPP member, was elected into office in 2016, tensions with Beijing have heightened. This is because DPP traditionally advocates for the self-ruled island of Taiwan to formally declare independence.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen had been photographed on Aug. 12 visiting one of its Los Angeles stores during her visit to the United States.

The island’s customs authorities arrested Wu Tsung-hsien, National Security Bureau Major Guardian, on July 22 as he and the security team were escorting President Tsai Ing-wen out of the Taoyuan airport upon her return from a 12-day trip to visit Carribean

In response to Xi’s comments, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen had called on international support against such Chinese aggression.