Since Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen got reelected in a 20-point landslide against a pro-Beijing candidate back in early 2020, there haven’t been many days on which China did not send swarms of warplanes and battleships to harass and threaten the democratic

The delegation is due to meet President Tsai Ing-wen and other top officials in Taiwan, where strict coronavirus measures will be observed during the meetings.

Just what is the significance of the recent Taiwan elections, with incumbent president Tsai Ing Wen winning by a landslide? Why is Taiwan critical to the power balance in Asia?

On Thursday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and legislators condemned the forced closure of the pro-democratic Apple Daily in Hong Kong, slamming the move as suppression of freedom of speech.

In August 2020, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen announced the lifting of import restrictions on U.S. beef and pork, which had been a major obstacle to a trade deal. “It is now time for the United States to reciprocate and begin negotiations.

Lai was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, replacing Tsai Ing-wen and beginning an unprecedented third consecutive term for their Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In his inaugural speech, Mr.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks while inspecting reservists training at a military base in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 12, 2022. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images) Or would it be a walkover?

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen won a second term by a landslide in the island’s presidential election on Jan. 11, in a victory seen as a rejection of Chinese regime encroachment.

Lindsey Graham (R-S.C) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and other senior officials of the self-governed island. They arrived on a U.S.

In response, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed that Taiwan would do “whatever it takes” to defend its democracy and continued de facto independence.

Vystrcil said China's pressure, including a warning from the Chinese Embassy against congratulating Taiwan's pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen on her re-election, contributed to his decision to travel to the island.

Then they just ran over to hit us, because we support President Tsai Ing-wen.”

Taiwan has been blocked by the regime from attending the WHA since 2016, after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took office. Dr. Shiing Jer Twu, chairman of Taiwan’s Development Center for Biotechnology, as well as a former Taiwan Minister of Health.

China is deeply suspicious of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, whom it accuses of being a separatist intent on declaring formal independence. Tsai says Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name.

Twu said, “They are not happy because Tsai Ing-wen, our president, does not want to become a part of China, and they are so angry. I think they are so unconfident.”

Former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo visited Taiwan for four days starting on March 2 and was feted by the political leadership, including President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen visited Causeway Bay Books on May 29 to show support for the Hong Kong people. Tsai also left a message on the Lennon Wall: “A Free Taiwan Holds Up The Freedom Of Hong Kong.”

Swaziland absolute Monarch King Mswati III (L) poses with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen after awarding her with the Order of the Elephant during her visit to the Kingdom of Swaziland at an official ceremony in Lozitha Palace, Manzini, on April 18, 2018

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned that tensions had recently escalated. Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said that cross-strait tensions were the worst in 40 years.

Abbott spoke to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei, saying it was critical fellow democratic nations stood "shoulder to shoulder" with Taiwan.

Craft had been scheduled to visit the island last week but ended up speaking to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen via teleconference instead, when it was canceled due to transition efforts.

China is deeply suspicious of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, whom it accuses of being a separatist intent on declaring formal independence. Tsai says Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name.

At the end of November, around American Thanksgiving, a delegation of five U.S. congressional representatives, led by House Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano, visited Taiwan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visits army reservist troops during a training in Nanshipu, Taiwan, on March 12, 2022.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) waves at an upgraded U.S.-made F-16 V fighter as Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng looks on during a ceremony at the Chiayi Air Force in southern Taiwan on Nov. 18, 2021.

On Jan. 25, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited the northern troops of Army Airborne Special Forces, the Songshan radar station at Mt. Yangmingshan, and the Anbu Weather Station.

There’s also a netizen who made a comparison to the day on May 20 when Taiwanese president Tsai was sworn in for a second term: “On the day President Tsai Ing-wen was inaugurated, a typhoon that was about to land had disappeared, and even the rainy season

This week, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen made a statement to confirm Beijing’s interference with democratic Taiwan’s planned vaccine purchases, saying, “As for Germany’s BioNTech, we were close to completing the contract with the original German plant

After Tsai Ing-wen became president in 2016, her government formally barred Chinese capital from entering Taiwan’s integrated circuit sector, a policy that remains unchanged today.

On the same day, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed with CNN the presence of U.S. troops on the island, though she refrained from using the word “stationed.”