China’s influence & the loss of Tsai’s DPP Party in 2022 Taiwan elections

China’s influence & the loss of Tsai’s DPP Party in 2022 Taiwan elections

China’s influence & the loss of Tsai’s DPP Party in 2022 Taiwan elections

Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party or DPP suffered a major loss in the 2022 Taiwan elections. The strategy designed by the Party chairwoman, President Tsai Ing-wen, did not win public support. For those of us who don’t follow Taiwan politics but care about China-Taiwan relations in the context of geopolitical tensions, we want know if the DPP’s loss indicates any shift in public sentiment toward the mainland and the CCP, and if China’s influence had any impact on the elections. I talked to a Taiwan expert to get his opinion on the subject.