Taiwan
In 2016, Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) became President of Taiwan. President Tsai called upon the international community to help Taiwan to preserve its democracy despite the threatening language used against Taiwan by PRC President Xi Jinping. President Tsai called upon the PRC to democratize, respect human rights, and renounce the use of military force against Taiwan.
2016 Taiwan presidential election
According to internal party protocols, presidential primaries are conducted via nationwide opinion polling. Registration was held between 2 and 16 February 2015. After Mayor of Kaohsiung Chen Chu, Mayor of Tainan William Lai and former Premier Su Tseng-chang who were seen as likely candidates, declined to run, which left the candidacy for the 2012 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen, who was also the incumbent DPP chairwoman and former Vice Premier. Tsai became the only candidate that registered in February 2015, and thus nationwide opinion polling that were planned to be conducted between 16 and 18 March were suspended. Tsai was duly nominated by the DPP on 15 April 2015. On 16 November 2015, Tsai Ing-wen announced former Minister of Health Chen Chien-jen as her running mate, who consequently resigned from his post as deputy director of Academia Sinica.