Defying China, Taiwan elects William Lai Ching-te as president

TAIWAN’S VOTERSDPP chose William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party () as their new president on January 13th, ushering in an unprecedented third term for the pro-independence ruling party. It was a pivotal election that will determine the democratic island’s approach to over the next four years amid a simmering superpower rivalry between China and America.