What does Taiwan’s presidential election mean for relations with China?

The landslide reelection of Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen was in many ways a referendum on how Taiwan manages its relationship with China. Brookings Senior Fellow Richard Bush explains why Taiwan’s electorate preferred President Tsai’s cautious approach, how other domestic political and economic factors weighed in her favor, and possible lessons from this election on combating disinformation.

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What does Taiwan’s presidential election mean for relations with China?

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What does Taiwan’s presidential election mean for relations with China?

Richard C. Bush and Richard C. Bush Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center Adrianna Pita Adrianna Pita Host, The Current - Office of Communications, Brookings

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