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Tsai Meets US Official in Taiwan After Reelection Landslide

Associated Press

   TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Taiwan
   President Tsai Ing-wen met Sunday with the de facto U.S. ambassador to
   Taipei, as China warned that countries should stick with recognizing
   communist-ruled Beijing as the rightful government of "One China,"
   including Taiwan.

   William Brent Christensen, a U.S. diplomat who is director of the
   American Institute in Taiwan, congratulated Tsai on her victory and she
   thanked him for his support.

   "The Taiwan-U.S. partnership has already grown from a bilateral
   partnership to a global partnership. In the future, we will continue to
   build on the foundation we have created over the past three years to
   strengthen our cooperation on global issues," Tsai said, according to a
   record of the remarks from the U.S. side.

   China considers self-governed Taiwan a part of its territory and
   opposes any official contact with the U.S. as an interference in its
   domestic affairs. The U.S. does not have formal diplomatic relations
   with Taiwan but is legally bound to ensure that Taiwan can defend
   itself against threats.

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