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Tsai Ing-wen, from Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party, is elected as the first female President of Taiwan. She vows to maintain the status quo in relations with China, although her party supports independence for the island. Eric Chu, the candidate from the ruling Kuomintang party, concedes defeat and resigns as party leader.
Friday, 15 January, 2016