Internationally, the results of the elections in Taiwan will spill over to the elections around the world later that year. If voters in South Korea and India are influenced by the election results in Taiwan, along with the unpredictable elections in Ukraine and Russia in March, the outcomes of these elections could in turn influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday (November 29) appointed Representative to the European Union and to Belgium Yu Dai as the new representative to the United States, replacing Hsiao Meiqin, who has registered as the running mate of Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te. Before leaving office, Xiao Meiqin said goodbye to her colleagues in the representative office in the United States and thanked the United States for its "love" and support for Taiwan.

Coast Guard says situation around Dongsha Islands normal, no unusual activity.

Fact checkers and watchdog groups said public apathy was a concern — research suggests that Taiwanese people make limited use of fact-checking resources in past elections — as was the risk of being spread too thin.

While the American people are celebrating Thanksgiving, the drama of Taiwan's presidential election has just settled. Hou Youyi, the presidential candidate of the Chinese Kuomintang (Blue Camp), and Ke Wenzhe (White Camp), the presidential candidate of the Taiwan People's Party, officially announced that they would give up their "Blue and White Partnership" to run for the 2024 Taiwan presidential election, and instead decided to nominate their own party members.

Biden needs to reassure citizens in Taiwan of the unwavering support of the U.S. Our research has shown that U.S. reassurances such as high-level visits and verbal commitments could restore public confidence in the United States.

Taiwan is expecting an unusually competitive presidential election in January 2024 after Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of main iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, announced his bid to run for the top office as an independent candidate.

In addition to being an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Wang Hongen also participated in the founding of the "Vegetable Market Politics" website, and is known as an "academic celebrity."