2016 Taiwanese Election : Victory for DPP, But The Final Outcome is Still Uncertain

2016 presidential election in the Asian island-state of Taiwan evokes much commentary in the Western press today. Analysts assessed the victory of Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwanese general election, the incumbent chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). At the same time, they also look at the defeat of the Nationalists (KMT) who ruled the island for half a century, and the implications for Taiwanese and Western relations with Beijing's communist leadership