China's bullying erodes gains made from winning hearts in Taiwan

In the run-up to Taiwan's 2014 local elections, then Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted that if her party did well, China would adjust its policies to improve relations with her party.The DPP went on to win 13 out of 22 counties and cities in that election. Two years later, it did even better, with Tsai winning the presidency, and her party taking the majority of seats in the legislature, the first time this occurred since 1992 when direct elections were first held.Rather than befriend the DPP, however, China doubled down on its historical hostility toward the tr…READ FULL ARTICLE