Taiwan president wins second term

[muriel_volestrangler]

Last edited Sat Jan 14, 2012, 10:04 AM - Edit history (1)

Taiwan's Beijing-friendly leader Ma Ying-jeou has secured a second four-year term as president and promised better ties with China after an election watched intently by the United States.

"We've won," a jubilant Mr Ma, 61, told crowds of supporters gathered at his campaign headquarters in downtown Taipei after vote counting showed him securing 51.6 per cent of the vote with 90 per cent of ballots tallied.

"In the next four years, ties with China will be more harmonious and there will be more mutual trust and the chance of conflict is slimmer.
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His main challenger Tsai Ing-wen, a 55-year-old China-sceptic, conceded defeat after her disappointing showing and announced she would step down as chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-15/taiwan-president-wins-second-term/3773200

[dipsydoodle]

1. I will now have

the Marie Adams & Three Tons Of Joy version of Ma He's making Eyes At Me running though my head for the rest of the day.

Why can't these people just have names like Spiny Norman ?

[TigerToMany]

2. My Taiwanese friend's dad calls Ma the "Taiwanese George Bush"

.The Nationalist Party from what he tells me is basically the Taiwanese version of the rethuglican party and basically is funded by big business, banks, and the ultra-right wing of Taiwan. If there are any people of Taiwanese descent or any people living in Taiwan I'd like to hear your opinions

http://foreignerinformosa.typepad.com/the_foreigner_in_formosa/islamofascism_middle_eastern/