Taiwan will go to the polls on Jan. 13 to choose its next president in a vote that could reignite U.S.-China tensions if Beijing takes the results badly.
Experts on Taiwanese politics expect the presidential election race to hinge on who voters think is best placed to handle these Chinese threats and work with the United States and other partners to mitigate risks of war. The pivotal election is shaping up to be one of the most fractured in Taiwan's democratic history as an insurgent third candidate party challenges a traditionally two-party system.
Despite criticism over stagnant wages and a controversial phaseout of nuclear power, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is leading in the polls. Beijing deeply mistrusts the party, which it views as supporting Taiwan's independence, and has refused to talk to Tsai Ing.
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