CNN —For the US, Saturday’s Taiwan election results signal the continuation of heightened tension with China over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty.
This will be the case regardless of who wins the US presidential election in November.
In fact, support for Taiwan is one of the few policy issues on which there is agreement between Republicans and Democrats.
Overall, Taiwan’s voters chose continuity over change by delivering a victory to Lai and the incumbent DPP.
Taiwan's President-Elect, Lai Ching-te (left), celebrates with his running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim, during a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on January 13, after winning the presidential election.
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