# Tsai Ing-wen

Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the seventh president of the Republic of China from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, she was the first woman to hold this office. Before her presidency, Tsai held various government roles, including chair of the Mainland Affairs Council and Vice Premier. She also led her party as chair across three separate terms between 2008 and 2022.

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Former President Tsai Ing-wen's US trip carried a purpose beyond visits and speeches. (CNA)

Behind The Scenes | Taiwan's Former President Tsai Visited The US On A Quiet Mission Backed By Lai

Former President Tsai Ing-wen (center) is greeted with flowers after arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area. (CNA)

Tsai Ing-wen Heads To Stanford As Star Studded Defense Lineup Underscores Taiwan's Strategic Weight

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (right) and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs unveil Taiwan's new office in Phoenix. (Courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Defying Two Letters From China, Arizona Governor Backs Taiwan's Phoenix Office

Former National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi says that while more than 60 percent of Taiwanese now identify as Taiwanese, the island is militarily weak, internally divided, and increasingly provocative toward China. He is pictured at a Septem

"I Knew The US Would Not Save Taiwan," Su Chi Says, Pointing To This 2020 Incident

James Soong, Su Yung-chin, Tien Hung-mao, Huang Huang-hsiung, Cheng Tun-jen, and Hsu Hsin-liang at the TSPF's symposium on Taiwan's 30-year presidential election milestone. (Photo: Ko Cheng-hui)

Former Taiwan Leader Tsai Warns: Democracy Can Be Lost, Not Just Won

The Hulutun Canal has channeled Dajia River water through Fengyuan's paddies for nearly 300 years, producing the imperial-grade rice that still defines the district today.（Provided by photo-ac）

Taiwan's Fengyuan Once Supplied Tribute Rice to Japan's Emperor

Taiwan's drone defense budget has become a central battleground between the ruling and opposition camps in the Legislative Yuan. (File photo, CNA)

Opinion | The Economist Says Taiwan's Democracy Is Being Held Hostage. Is The West Protecting It, Or Demanding Submission?

Seized: 158 kg of gold bars, allegedly used to launder NT$1.06 billion defrauded from Tzu Chi. (Courtesy of MJIB)

Tzu Chi Lost $38 Million to Vaccine Fraudsters and Never Noticed for Five Years

Taiwan's Bureau of Investigation seized 158 kilograms of gold bars worth over NT$600 million (approximately US$18.6 million) after cracking a case in which a lawyer and a religious figure defrauded Tzu Chi Foundation of NT$1 billion in vaccine procurement

Exclusive | Inside the Vaccine Con That Blindsided Taiwan's Tzu Chi

Whether civilian Defense Minister Gu Lixiong (pictured) can exercise substantive control over the military has direct bearing on Taiwan's stability. (Photo by Zhang Yaolin)

Exclusive | Civilian Defense Chief Koo Has Won Taiwan's Military Trust

The Executive Yuan has approved the low-benefit, high-cost HSR extension to Yilan — throwing NT$352.1 billion into what critics say is little more than a political gesture. (File photo, Ko Cheng-hui)

Taiwan's NT$352 Billion HSR Gamble: Electoral Prop or Future Backbone?

Former President Tsai Ing-wen (second from right) has been making frequent overseas visits, reflecting Taiwan's broader diplomatic strategy. Pictured here during her visit to TSMC's European plant. (Source: Tsai Ing-wen's Facebook)

How Taiwan's Ex-President Wages a Quiet Offensive Across Europe

DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) of the Yonyan Hui faction failed to secure a Standing Committee seat, leaving him outside the party's new inner circle of power. (File photo)

Behind the Scenes | Spy Files and Scandal Drive Wang Ting-yu From DPP's Inner Circle

The Control Yuan has released its investigation findings on the Hsinchu Municipal Baseball Stadium, formally censuring the former Hsinchu City Government under Lin Chih-chien (林智堅) for a series of serious failures spanning procurement, construction superv

Hsinchu Stadium Scandal Gets a Formal Rebuke—but No Real Reckoning

Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) appeared before the Legislative Yuan to answer questions on the Chung Lien edible oil scandal. When opposition lawmakers demanded an apology, Cho fired back: "Is this a special report session or a special apology session?" (Phot

Tainted Cooking Oil, Tainted Government: The DPP Fails Its Own 2014 Test

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is seen off during an airport farewell ceremony in Eswatini on May 5, 2026, as he wraps up his state visit to the kingdom. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President)

Opinion | Closing the Skies: Beijing Turns Airspace into a Tool of Coercion

President Lai Ching-te convened a high-level national security meeting on March 13, 2025, announcing what has become known as the 'Lai 17 Articles' and pushing for related legislative amendments. (File photo, by Ke Cheng-hui)

In-Depth | Taiwan's Security Reforms Stall as China's Ethnic Unity Law Kicks In

Former President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) attends the 2026 Wealth Magazine Influence Forum on July 2, 2026. (Photo by Liu Huan-yan)

Tsai Ing-wen Resurfaces, Urges Taiwan to Help Shape World Order

Former President Tsai Ing-wen (fifth from left) poses with fellow attendees at the Global Women Leaders Summit in Italy, June 2026. Tsai was later received at the Italian Senate by Deputy Speaker Qian Yiyu. (Photo: Office of Tsai Ing-wen)

Tsai Ing-wen's Rome Visit Shows Taiwan Is Winning Hearts in Europe's Parliaments

Chiang Chun-nan (江春男), Vice President of the National Culture and Arts Foundation, has been appointed Chairman of the Central News Agency. (File photo by Chen Ming-jen)

At 82, Taiwan's Fiercest Critic of Political Cronyism Becomes Its Latest Exhibit

Taitung County Magistrate Jao Ching-ling promoted local agricultural products at the Strait Forum via a pre-recorded video. (CNA)

Sending a Video to a Cross-Strait Forum Is Not a Crime — So Why Is Taiwan Treating It Like One?

A poll by the Taoyuan National Development Education Foundation (桃園市國家發展教育基金會) shows that aggregate data from 10 years of observation indicates 70% of the public supports cross-strait political negotiations, with former President Tsai Ing-wen ranked as th

Taiwan Public Backs Cross-Strait Talks — and Wants Tsai to Lead Them

KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文, front row, third from left) was photographed alongside Gary Yu (俞國梁, front row, first from right) — an official linked to a Chinese Communist Party united front affiliate — at an overseas Chinese community banquet in Bost

The DPP Called Cheng Li-wun's Photo a Security Threat. Look Again.

Former National Security Council Secretary-General Chiu Yi-jen (right) speaks to media, insisting that President Lai Ching-te's continuation of Tsai Ing-wen's policy line does not constitute a pro-independence stance, and emphasizing that 'whole-of-societ

Taiwan's 'Resilience' Doctrine Is Starting to Look Like a Campaign Slogan

Rear Admiral Michael Studeman, former Director of Naval Intelligence, revealed during congressional testimony last year that he visited Taiwan in 2021 and 2022 to personally brief President Tsai Ing-wen. (CNA)

Exclusive | Ex-U.S. Intelligence Chief: Taiwan's Strongest Defense Is Not Just Military

Former Prosecutor General Hsing Tai-chao, in an interview with the Central News Agency following his retirement, said that some aspects of the judicial system need to be redesigned in order to improve public trust and satisfaction.（CNA）

Taiwan's Prosecutor-General Who Served the Party, Not the Law

On May 14, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Temple of Heaven together. (White House official website)

Trump Confirms Potential Call with Lai: What It Means for Taiwan-U.S.-China Ties

Although the Lai administration is moving to restart nuclear power, the nuclear-free homeland policy has cost the public hundreds of billions of dollars. Anti-nuclear activists have reiterated their opposition to any restart. Photo by Chao Shih-hsun, Cent

Taiwan's Nuclear-Free Anniversary Is a Reckoning, Not a Celebration

Following a poll showing more than 4 million Taiwanese may accept peaceful unification, National Taiwan University honorary professor Ming Chu-cheng (明居正), appearing on Storm Media's program 'After Work Chat with Han,' questioned whether those respondents

The Hong Kong Warning Taiwan's Unification Supporters Need to Hear

President Lai Ching-te (left) successfully completed his state visit, embracing King Mswati III of Eswatini (right) after the two nations signed a joint communiqué. (Photo provided by the Presidential Office)

Behind the Scenes: How Lai Ching-te Broke Through to Eswatini — With One Company's Help

The Kuomintang found itself in an internal standoff over the defense special budget bill, with party chair Cheng Li-wun (right) clashing with hard-line faction leader Chao Shao-kang (left). (Photo: Chen Pin-yu)

Taiwan's Defense Budget Brawl: KMT Performative Politics Masks a Procurement Crisis

National Security Council Secretary-General Wu Chao-hsieh (right) and Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Meng-an hold a press conference to explain the suspension of President Lai's overseas visit. Wu stated that Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagasc

Opinion｜Why Beijing Weaponized Airspace to Block President Lai’s Africa Trip

Control Yuan members are seeking to investigate the Lin Chih-chien thesis controversy from four years ago. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

Taiwan's Control Yuan Stirs Up a Four-Year-Old Scandal—Just Before Its Term Ends

Former Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tzong-li has expressed concern that over half of the Taiwanese public does not endorse the democratic system, according to the Judicial Yuan.

Opinion | A Democracy on Edge: Hsu and Lu’s Conflicting Prescriptions

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) publicly stated that an assessment of restarting Nuclear Second and Third Power Plants will be submitted to the Nuclear Safety Commission by the end of the month, sending shockwaves through the pan-green camp. (CNA)

Lai Must Own Taiwan's Nuclear Pivot as the DPP Faces Reality

The former KMT headquarters was sold to the Chang Yung-fa Foundation twenty years ago, yet the Party Assets Committee still considers it 'ill-gotten party assets' and seeks to recover NT$1.1 billion from the KMT. (Photo / Ko Cheng-hui)

Taiwan's Retroactive Justice Undermines Rule of Law

Premier Cho Jung-tai's 'private charter' departure from Songshan Air Base to watch baseball in Tokyo has put the military in an awkward position. Photo shows Premier Cho and Defense Minister Ku Li-hsiung at a Legislative Yuan briefing. (Photo by Chen Pin-

A Baseball Game Shouldn't Need a Charter Flight from a Military Base

March 8, 2025: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses officials with a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini behind him. (AP)

Taiwan's Energy Security at Risk as Middle East Crisis Threatens Global Supply Lines

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), Mainland Affairs Council Chairperson Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), and Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) attend the SEF's Lunar New Year gathering for Taiwanese businesspeople on February 24. Lai referred to t

In Carefully Chosen Words, Lai Tests a Softer Tone Toward Beijing

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) met with Legislative Yuan Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and other heads of the five government branches for a Lunar New Year tea gathering on January 23. (From Lai Ching-te's Facebook)

Taiwan Doesn't Need Presidential "Firsts." It Needs Power Sharing

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) holds a press conference on the 'Special Defense Budget to Protect Democratic Taiwan,' with military brass lined up to advocate for Legislative Yuan approval of the 1.25 trillion NT dollar special defense budget. (Photo by Ko

Taiwan's Defense Budget Standoff Reveals Deeper Strategic Vulnerabilities

This year marks the 10th anniversary of DPP rule, with the number of Taiwanese who have never interacted with mainland China reaching a record high last year, as cross-strait relations remain frozen, creating another type of governance crisis for the DPP.

When Civilian Buffers Disappear, Cross-Strait Relations Enter a Riskier Phase

Taiwan stands on the frontline of the democratic world facing mainland China, but due to the tightening of cross-strait exchanges and adjustments in government policy, Taiwan's academic research on the mainland is gradually withering. (Gemini illustration

Taiwan’s Waning China Expertise Raises Cross-Strait Miscalculation Risks

The Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command, dubbed the military's 'fourth service branch,' has seen personnel frequently targeted by Chinese arrest warrants, but this force now faces a major crisis affecting its combat capabilities. (Fil

Taiwan's Cyber Command Restructured, Talent Retention Problems Remain

November 7, 2025, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim speaks at the IPAC annual conference at the European Parliament. (AP)

Myth-Making Is Not a Crime—And Taiwan’s Courts Know It

The Taiwan People's Party proposed its party version of the "Plan for Strengthening Defense Resilience and Asymmetric Combat Capability Procurement Special Act," which was mocked by the DPP, suggesting Huang Kuo-chang could now be called Defense Minister.

The Special Defense Budget Needs Delivery Timetables and Legislative Oversight

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning did not deny reports that Taiwan's diplomatic ally Saint Vincent is in alleged contact with Beijing to establish official relations. (Photo / China Foreign Ministry)

Saint Vincent Prime Minister Reportedly Contacts Beijing About Establishing Diplomatic Relations

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