BEIJING -- There was another winner in the election this weekend that handed President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan a second term in office -- the faint but unmistakable clamor for democracy in China. Thanks in large part to an uncharacteristically hands-off approach by Chinese Internet censors, the campaign between Mr. Ma and his main challenger was...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected by a comfortable margin on Saturday, fending off a challenge from his main rival, Tsai Ing-wen, who criticized his handling of the economy but also sought to exploit fears among voters that Mr. Ma's conciliatory approach toward China was eroding the island's sovereignty. Mr. Ma's victory was...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In a closely fought election rife with verbal attacks and partisan rancor, the comments of a foreign academic with no official government position might normally be subsumed by the storm and stress of the campaign. But the remarks, uttered by a former American diplomat and splashed across the front pages of several Taiwanese...