Taiwan’s 2024 Elections: Implications for Regional Stability

This article offers the analysis of the outcomes of the presidential and parliamentary elections held on January 13, 2024, in Taiwan. The author examines how the situation of “divided government” will affect president-elect Lai Ching-te’s ability to manage cross-strait relations and identifies the external factors that will influence Taipei’s policy toward the mainland over the next four years. By highlighting key events that will influence the dynamics of relations among the PRC, Taiwan and the U.S. from 2024 to 2028, the author offers her vision of the prospects for the development of the situation in the Taiwan Strait during this period.