Editor’s Note: This Article Was Originally Written In January 2016 For The Old Consul Website. It Is Being Re-Published. In a near-unprecedented event, an East Asian nation had elected a woman to the presidency. The nation: the Republic of China. The woman: Tsai Ing-Wen. In an equally unprecedented move, the Taiwanese elected Tsai’s party, the Democratic Progressive Party into the majority of the Legislative Yuan at the same time. Many on the island see the January elections as a referendum … Continue reading Tsai Ing-Wen And Her Party Defeats Kuomintang, Becomes First Female Taiwanese President