Taiwanese voters delivered President Tsai Ing-wen’s party a resounding defeat in local elections Saturday, ousting it from several key strongholds. Tsai said she would resign as chairwoman of the party in the wake of the result. “The DPP believes in democracy and democracy has taught us a lesson,” Tsai said at a briefing Saturday. China claims the island as part of its territory and rejects ties with any country that recognizes Taiwanese statehood. Beijing has broken off all direct communication with the Taipei government after Tsai refused to accept its “one-China” framework when she took power in 2016.

Source: National Post November 24, 2018 18:00 UTC