Lai Qingde, the chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party, was elected president with a voting rate of 40.05%, which met the prediction of pre -election polls and broke the "eight -year spell" that must be rotated every eight years in Taiwan.The four -and -a -half -year "white power" people's party received the enthusiastic support of young people. Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe received a 26.46%voting rate (3.69 million 466 votes), becoming the third political force.The US President and the European Union did not directly congratulate Lai Qingde's election according to diplomatic etiquette, reflecting the retaining attitude towards the "pragmatic Taiwan independence worker".Before the election, Liu Jianchao, the Minister of the Ministry of the United States, visited the United States and was interviewed by the US Secretary of State Brills, showing that the United States and China or Taiwan found a new tacit understanding.
Although the US State Department issued a press release on the official website, Congratulations to Lai Qingde for the election of Taiwan, and congratulated the people of Taiwan to show the vibrant democratic system and election process again. President Biden's statement was the first time that the United States did not support Taiwan's independence.This unusual measure is to warn the role of Lai Qingde and soothe Beijing, reiterating the position of the United States against Taiwan or the mainland to change the status quo of the Taiwan Strait alone.The statement issued by the senior representative of the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy Burrelli also congratulated all the voters participating in the Taiwan election at all, and did not mention Lai Qingde at all.Berrely also expressed "an attempt against any unilateral change of the status quo".
The United States is more frequent before and after the election of the United States in Taiwan.The two -party delegation led by former US National Security Consultant Hudley and former Deputy Secretary of State Stanpac, Stanbog, arrived in Taiwan on January 14, who voted the next day to meet with political leaders from all walks of life in Taiwan.According to a press release in the Taiwan Association in the Taiwan Association, this is the precedent of the US government to invite former senior officials to visit Taiwan after the election of Taiwan.If you cooperate with other American actions to observe, this trip ensures that Lai Qingde does not move lightly.Blingken ended the Middle East on January 12 and rushed back to Washington to meet Liu Jianchao.
Brillings called on Beijing to maintain peace and stability of cross -strait relations in the Strait during the meeting.The US State Department's statement said: "The two parties discussed a constructive discussion on a series of bilateral, regional and global issues on the same day, including potential cooperation and differences."Object to promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of Sino -US relations.The two sides also exchanged opinions on international and regional issues.Liu Jianchao ranks among the top in the Chinese foreign affairs team, and is also a popular candidate for foreign ministers. Therefore, he met with Brincken on the eve of Taiwan's elections.
Although the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the United States two -party non -official delegation to visit Taiwan after the selection, and the US State Department's congratulations to Lai Qingde, the State Council also believes that Lai Qingde's election does not represent the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan, and it cannot stop the general trend of unity.Beijing's disappointment of the election results, but the response did not exceed expectations.This may be the cautious attitude of the United States for Lai Qingde's election. On the other hand, it also has only 40 % of the votes with Lai Qingde.Essence
The DPP's seats in the Legislative Yuan did not reach half the threshold, only 51 seats, a decrease of 10 seats from 2020.The Kuomintang won 52 seats (excluding Chen Chaoming, which is currently suspended due to the suspension of the case and won the election as a party -free), an increase of 14 seats from four years ago.The people's party has won eight seats, an increase of three seats from four years ago, and is expected to become the creator of the leading legislation.There is no abandonment effect on the election, showing that the economic and people's livelihood subjects are dominated by young votes, and the public is dissatisfied with the DPP for eight years.Ke Wenzhe's position is blurred, how to sell for the price after the election, who is the next legislative dean.
Despite becoming a disadvantaged president, Lai Qingde still won the election after losing the year of light and middle voters, reflecting Taiwan's strong public opinion against unity.This is inevitably developed into a core contradiction in the future with Beijing's clear position.Young voters in Taiwan fully support the people's party. On the one hand, on the one hand, it means that the people's party has more future possibilities. The pressure of the Kuomintang's replacement has increased. On the other hand, it may also represent the importance of cross -strait subjects in future elections, or how much people's livelihood subjects are dismissed.Whether the people can play a balanced role in the ruling party and put forward flexible methods of dealing with cross -strait issues in politics? Whether the United States and China will establish a new tacit understanding in the Taiwan Strait are worthy of attention.
