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.
Tourism in Taiwan
There has been a surge in tourism numbers noticeably around election time in ROC, especially tourists from PRC as there are no democratic elections in PRC. However, tourists from thePRC have declined significantly since President Tsai Ing-Wen took office in 2016. Tsai is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party which supports "Taiwan independence", which the Chinese Communist government opposes, since they falsely claim Taiwan is part of PR China.. Therefore, the Chinese government has reduced the number of travel visas issued to Taiwan.