DPP returns to the presidency; cross-strait dialogue suspended — Key Events — Taiwan Strait

What happened

Tsai Ing-wen wins the presidency and the DPP takes a legislative majority for the first time. Beijing, which requires acceptance of the "1992 consensus" as a precondition, suspends official cross-strait communication channels.

The suspension of dialogue is a structural feature of the current period rather than a passing rupture: for a decade the two governments have had no routine official channel, which removes the mechanism that would normally manage misunderstanding — and makes accidents more consequential than they would otherwise be.

Confidence: High

WhenJanuary 2016

KindPolitical · Leadership change

ArenaStatus, sovereignty and recognition

Confidence: High Sources: Established historical record · Reuters — Taiwan and China coverage ↗ Methodology Corrections

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