Changes in China's foreign strategy in 2024 and the possible emergence of a new multipolar international order

Jaehung Chung

Director of Center for Chinese Studies

jameschung@sejong.org 

In what is expected to be a global election year in 2024, the pro-US, pro-independence DPP candidates of President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Xiao Mei-chin have been elected as the 16th President of Taiwan with around 40% of the vote. This is down about 18% from the 2020 presidential election, when DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen won the presidency with about 58% of the vote and is interpreted as a sign of the strength of DPP candidate Ko Wen-je, who ran with support from the younger generation of 2030. His mother, Xiao Mei-chin, who was elected as his running mate for vice president, is an American(Caucasian) who grew up in the United States and served as a member of the National Security Council and Taiwan's representative to the United States in Tsai Ing-wen's government. In particular, she served as a legislative (parliamentary) representative from 2012 to 2020 in charge of foreign affairs and security, and maintains a close relationship with fellow female politician President Tsai Ing-wen, leading Taiwan's foreign policy.