China threats pour pressure on Taiwan’s Tsai

TAIPEI: When Tsai Ing-wen takes office as Taiwan’s President on Friday she steps onto a tightrope between voter dreams of national pride and a Beijing that wants the island on a short leash.

Tsai’s election victory reflected public desire for a president who would put self-ruling Taiwan first, not “sell out” to China, which still sees the island as part of its territory.