Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on her legacy, China and the future | BBC News

Taiwan will enter a new era on Monday, as President Tsai ying-Wen hands over power.
She's served two terms in office. And in that time, she has faced growing pressure from Beijing, which sees the self-governing island as a breakaway province.
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has said that what he calls 'reunification' must be fulfilled, and Taiwan has effectively become more dependent on support from the US to ensure it continues to self-govern.
Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes has been to meet President Tsai, and ask her about her legacy.
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[@Stop4MotionMakr]

she is possibly the only politician ever who left me a better impression on leaving office than entering it. that's pretty astounding.

[@fanglisa3569]

Me too 😊 agree with you.

[@user-mj8zr7zx8b]

民進黨被美國滲透

[@bikeyoshiro]

I still recall her concession speech after loss to Ma in the rain with amazing calmness and determination to convince the voters for her not to lose hope for 2020.

[@KittyCEwert]

Then she won her two terms and gave beautiful speeches full of promises and delivered NONE. That is why Lai, the new president elected also from Tsai's party, only got 40% of the votes compared to Tsai's nearly 80% in this past November presidential election. Don't listen to what they say, watch what they do 😂

[@user-hx3hd5zi6r]

It is a drama. The speech didn't touch me because DPP always did it. Actually, Tsai selects to leave China instead of approaching China by Ma. No one knows who is right now.

[@kevindst]

@@KittyCEwert The biggest reason Lai only got 40% is because there is a strong third candidate: Ko Wen-je. Come one man you know this.

[@KittyCEwert]

@@kevindst That was one of the reasons, yes. I personally would not deny the hard work that Tsai did regarding diplomatic relationships. However, hiding behind the propaganda of that ONLY DDP can deliver democracy in Taiwan to the voters domestically and create excessive fear among the nation, while some DDP party members continue to exploit the famers and fishermen into selling their livelihood to photovoltaic energy companies so "certain" contractors (usually companies own by the DDP members' families)can obtain profits from them shows zero democracy in my eyes...only pure greed.

[@briancheng850]

@@KittyCEwertit isirresponsible to accuse of anyone without any evidence who should be proved by court in democratic country, Unfortunately threre are lots of trolls who trend to support opposite party or China , in democratic community of Taiwan any criticism is allowable, but rumors is not welcome.

[@thespiritphoenix3798]

Excellent interview by the BBC! No dumb, aggravating questions and genuine impartiality for once. I hope Taiwan has a beautiful and prosperous future free of the CCP!

[@user-bu8ki1et9m]

the two side belongs to one china

[@chaoweichien]

​@@user-bu8ki1et9m反共不反中，到頭一場空的！

[@user-bu8ki1et9m]

@@chaoweichien one china

[@user-xf7mu2xu4r]

​​@@chaoweichien反中不反美，到头鬼也嫌。我不知道你为什么对中国大陆有这么大敌意，是你们政府媒体的宣传洗脑还是说你真的有自己独立思想有去认真了解中国在内的全世界很多国家对比出来认为中国是敌人必须消灭。事实上中国发展到今天比世界上大部分国家都好，就算和美西方发达国家比也差不了多少。你们天天吹美西方先进文明民主自由贬低中国大陆，实际上关系到普通民众特别是底层民众的生存环境美西方真得比大陆好很多吗？以美国为例，美国各经济阶层种群阶层都是分化开的，如果你出生在一个普通偏贫穷的家庭里那你生活教育的圈子都是和你差不多的，你也容不到富人的圈子里 ，你的生活教育质量怎么能够保障，你怎么能突破阶层壁垒，甚至发生一些社会纠纷你怎样能维护好自己的权益，你好的律师都请不起，所以靠举个牌子骂总统政府吗？没用的，美国的总统政府就是让人骂的，你底层人再骂也不影响别人的正常运行，只有富人精英阶层说话才管用。所以我不知道你们台湾及美西方比中国明显好的地方在哪，美西方唯一的优势就是先发科技优势和美元霸权体系掌握的全球话语权

[@Little_Heng]

@@user-bu8ki1et9m which one?lol

[@harpsicello]

I'm very proud of her and I've never regretted voting for her 2 consecutive terms.

[@Road-tripper-wf6kr]

@ liuyapugua19zi14 You’re such a fool.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

​@@liuyapugua19zi14 better than voting KMT lol

[@mecryguru6934]

ME TOO 只是我在賴桑時才有投票權 🎉🎉❤

[@darth.severu5]

Proud of expensive eggs and chemical pork?

[@Nicewoo]

Oh?? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🤯 Priase praise, praise⋯⋯✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻⚡️⚡️⚡️👹👹👹🫵🫵🫵😡⋯⋯ praised the Lord?!! 😵‍💫🥸🤢⚡️🌪️It’s really useless to curse⋯⋯ Now it’s pointless to add that "Foolish Brain Doomsday Lai Emperor" Who is all being used bud head! Trained? It’s all like taking people’s money like a holiday drug addict⋯⋯😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😡😡💥💥💥💥⋯⋯What a tragic link fraud! 👹👹👹😡🫵🫵🫵💥💥💥💥 Taiwan’s housing prices are all made of dark (cash) gold! After Taiwan's law was lifted, looting began... Even the Land Acquisition Office continued to commit fraud...! 🌪️🌪️🌪️⚡️⚡️⚡️🥸👹 No one knows when those old Taiwan drug addicts are sitting in the office looking at your real estate and thinking about how to eat you⋯⋯⚡️⚡️⚡️They haven’t done anything for the Real democracy of Taiwan people in 20 years! Hurry up ?! And how? 🫵🌪️⚡️🌪️🤢⋯⋯ Cash flow will only flow completely in your pocket! There are also layers of protection from the "law-making clan" through the 41.01% portion in the world Let the power-grabbing clan complain about the inexperienced ruling clan... and consider it a blessing to themselves through learning? ! Learn to learn everything you don’t know how to miss...and become a fraud elite! No one need to leave the computer at all🧑‍💻at the door after all the linked worldwidely. When people move cash silently, no one knows if they are still under the "protective layer"? Is it because the Taiwanese mentality is not enlightened? The evolution of history always takes a lot of energy and time to "fall out of water and emerge from the rocky mountain island like Turtles island fallen the head already"? ! Tired of nothing need to apologizing because Taiwanese are all bigger than the sky? ! Praying, praying, everyone is in the den of corruption and running rampant and tyrannical... even linked under through China giant cash!!! 🌪️🌪️🌪️⚡️⚡️⚡️💥Since the founding of Singapore, there has been a comprehensive plan to give the people of Singapore a good life! And Taiwan's corrupt government has only had the intention of "stealing money" from the beginning... 🌪️🌪️🌪️😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🙄🙄🫵🫵How many relatives who are not on stage have been corrupted since the early days of 1980?! The behavior pattern of the Taiwanese drug addicts is that everyone is only care for counting their money⋯⋯⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️😵‍💫🙄😂😂 Then why do we need this national political corruption? These are the consensus in Taiwan!!! This Taiwanese cancer cant be treated well before it takes half of your life away and done? ! They said it was not a formal meeting? ? ! Often! Because Taiwan’s corrupt government is eating and moving every day like a vacation🏖️No one knows, because informality meeting is the best way to hide people’s eyes and ears...😵‍💫😵‍💫😳🙄🥸🫵🫵🫵🫵… All Taiwanese people are so stupid?! At least TPP are not sleeping...You direct and act yourself every day, you think God doesn’t know? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫👹🌪️⚡️🌪️⚡️🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🤢 But the Taiwanese poisoners are ridiculous thinking that we are all idiots who don’t know it⋯⋯ Because everyone in Taiwan is a small boss mindset who would cares about other people’s pockets? ! Then the little guy will raise the big guy! A complete "replica of Hehuiah"! In addition, political corruption is busy making money for itself, and the national treasury is its own "treasury for making money...", and everything that comes in is in private pockets! Asking all the DPP What are you busy with? 🥸🥸🥸👹⋯⋯No wonder you don’t see the lead needs to coming out of the hall for meeting who?! Then boom 💥, Now giant AI is coming, All rushing to "donate cash as a side job"⚡️⚡️⚡️When their pockets are still full of cash!! Who will listening in the government team flood all with cash in the pocket of DPP?!! Because the behavioral and thought patterns have grown along with the scam⋯⋯🌪️ ⚡️🌪️⚡️💥 So buying all the big names in AI?!! they were all rushing to donate cash. No one could find out how the Taiwan government all broke system. It’s been 20 years since people bought houses with cash. House prices have risen. No one can afford fast growth, but the actual national fiscal figures have not grown at all. Why??? Cash flow It’s not on the books at all. How can we calculate it? ! 💥🌪️⚡️💥 Then those kind-hearted people who don’t do bad things can only be hungry, and even those who “do evil things” are more corrupt than any person with good customs and habits... Then what? ! These cycles 🔄 start from early deployment when the severe crackdown is about to end, and move step by step to the higher level of how to hide cash... Where no one able to check? So It’s being linked Decades to even their will definitely work! 🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️ boom 🤯 Who please Take the whole bundle to… ?! 🥸🥸🌪️🌪️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️😂😂😵‍💫🙄⋯⋯Catch them all and lock them up without coming out! They still happily eat prison meals every day and earn more than they deserve! ⚡️⚡️🌪️🌪️👹

[@groverchiri4031]

我非常喜歡臺灣、給臺灣的祝福

[@kevindst]

謝謝Thank you

[@groverchiri4031]

@@kevindst 不謝了

[@paullong-ry9bh]

广西先是被洛越殖民，然后被汉人殖民，广西是个多元化的地方，也曾经被日本短暂的统治过，广西是一个独特的地方，他有自己的独特文化。荒谬，中华除了河南那点地方基本都可以按蔡总统的逻辑嵌套。不承认宪法怎么可以做地区领导人

[@wildandbarefoot]

Shes a very admirable and affable lady. Shes proud of her society, and its democracy. Peaceful but astute. I wish her well.

[@Audittheauditors2]

From someone who is born in "Taiwan," 2000 Tsai: "I am Chinese. I grew up under the Chinese education system." 2016 Tsai: "China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC) has no connections." Sorry Tsai you are nothing more than a puppet and a traitor to the ROC. That is all.

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@Dept246]

She was surprised and dismayed that China is Taiwan’s number one trading partner. How astute can you be if you didn’t know that? It didn’t happen overnight.

[@yaozhang3512]

I‘m a Chinese Canadian, I love her very much, she is one of the greatest leader in the world❤ And all the best to Taiwanese people on safeguarding their country from China's dirty hands

[@user-bk2gw1he9r]

fuck

[@TongMichael-hw9eh]

She is a traitor

[@brianlee3472]

Shame on you, 不好好做加拿大人，天天盯著中國刷賺流量，噁心的女人

[@user-vu9ow9dz7q]

張小姐 我是妳的粉絲

[@8448jl]

@@TongMichael-hw9ehproof??

[@the193thdoctor5]

Love from mainland China, May you guys keep democracy alive. 希望你们坚持民主自由的价值观

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@user-hx3hd5zi6r]

If we want to keep democracy alive, we must talk with China as soon as possible. No communication is definitely not good for Taiwan as well as China.

[@kevindst]

Thank you 謝謝

[@kevindst]

@@user-hx3hd5zi6r China refuses to talk to us unless we admit the 1992 consensus, which they interpret as One China

[@user-hx3hd5zi6r]

@@kevindst Lai should announce Taiwan independent in his speech of the president ceremony

[@Ilaya593]

What a great interview of a remarkable woman! As a Filipino, born and raised in Taiwan, and married to a Taiwanese, I am truly proud of Taiwan!! 😘❤️🇹🇼

[@douglasstanley5209]

We will be truly proud of you if you could, born and raised in Taiwan, leave your comments in Traditional Chinese.😊

[@ay3314]

Also proud of you ❤

[@user-ru7xl6jv4i]

As a Taiwanese, I'm so grateful that Tsai has been our president over the last eight yrs. She really is a visionary, insightful, and resilient leader.

[@hunternshu]

Resilient what? Like refusing to accept any interviews from the press for 700 days and disregarding any criticism because she didn’t care.

[@weimingfeng2284]

1450 bot spotted

[@Toysoldier9527]

​@hunternshu you can't wake up someone who pretend to sleep.

[@user-dv2dk8ud8y]

假博士 😂

[@ericwong4213]

nice try, her visionary made Taiwan lost dozens of nations support and even closing down embassies. her resilient made taxpayers foot her bullcrap. her insightful made Taiwan more dangerous condition. Also her party tried to push laws without majority legislative votes, so democracy my ass.

[@feverpitchxx]

Millions millions support and respect from S. Korea. Taiwan 🎉

[@user-ms9ml7xf5j]

As a Taiwanese senior high school student, I'm grateful for her efforts to make Taiwan more helpful and important to the globe. The status quo may didn't change significantly, but even maintain itself is by no means an easy thing.

[@stefanxutraveller]

Really?

[@klac8196]

第一次對卸任總統有種不捨感，謝謝妳這8年用妳的理性與智慧帶領台灣走向世界，未來如果妳再出來選，我一定會再投你一票！

[@brentjamescollins9731]

God bless you Tsai Ying-Wen and God bless Taiwan and it's people!. Brent Collins.

[@pessi6185]

Baaaaaaa said the brainwashed 🐑

[@user-pd4hp6bu4q]

@@pessi6185the way your jaw unhinges to suck communist dick is awe-inspiring

[@mackeyboy5442]

@@pessi6185 +10 social credit score said the ccp bot

[@ednasalinas5975]

President Tsai definitely made aware to the world that this beautiful country exists and it does great things to the world. Taiwan holds the insurmountable position in technology. It situates in the critical geopolitical location. We also see its people having the advanced understanding of democracy, freedom, individuality and kindness.

[@SuperPizzaman55]

You write awkwardly, but I agree with the principle of your statement

[@juliusdelacruz7549]

I‘m a Filipino, I love her very much, she is one of the greatest leader in the world. Quite articulate, and very forward-oriented.

[@hirahira5458]

She really is very smart.

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@thinkbeforeleap]

Intelligent, I would say.

[@moooai7023]

As result of her relentless efforts, Taiwan has received unprecedented international recognition in countless fields over the years, and for that I owe her the debt of my deepest gratitude. As a Taiwanese, I praise the peace, freedom and democracy that we cherish so dearly, and I pray for it to remain for generations to come.

[@tomsinger8461]

international recognition? Are you blind? During her time republic of china’s diplomatic countries dropped from 22 to 12! This is your definition of recognition? What a joke! 🐸

[@juanandreas97]

her smart, bring TAIWAN TO BRING OF WAR, REALLY SMART

[@Darthdog4957]

@@tomsinger8461yeah but that’s small countries that can literally bought out by china you can’t stop a foreign countries corruption

[@PhundhaChigdril]

We TIBETANS too love Taiwan from our hearts for their courage and commitment for defending democracy = HUMAN (RIGHTS) to be free from violence and ateocities. Hail Taiwan!

[@tomsinger8461]

BBC why delete my comment ? 🐸 ?

[@user-vj4sn1hk3n]

She makes me proud of being Asian female. I recognize her as Taiwan Great Leader of the World. No nation should endure CCP’s threats of any kind.

[@jae.j235]

she is smart

[@boiscooka232]

She USA puppy 😂

[@kevindst]

@@boiscooka232 You probably think the Japanese and the South Korean government are all United States' puppet, right?

[@jackson224]

Tsai graduated with a master's degree from Cornell in the United States and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. Now my sister is also a Ph.D. student at Cornell and is very proud to be Tsai Ing-wen's schoolmate. Tsai is absolutely a person who is wise and stable

[@User-tk8dp]

Yes I’m agree🎉❤

[@logochin307]

She is a liar

[@stinsoncal8393]

I am Taiwanese American born in Taiwan. I have lived, worked, and traveled in Taiwan, and China. Taiwan is different from China, and I would say I am from Taiwan, and not China. The CCP's false sovereignty claim over Taiwan must stop! It's ridiculous!

[@3owlpro]

a taiwan-born Chinese is talking nonsense.

[@3owlpro]

an American-born Chinese is talking nonsense.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

same way North Korea is vastly deferent from South Korea, only problem is they still somehow claim to be Koreans, unlike the Chinese people of Taiwan who want to abandon their Chinese identity for a provincial one

[@ednasalinas8280]

I have encountered many Chinese (from China) and Taiwanese in US. I definitely agree with you, they are DIFFERENT. Go Taiwan.

[@3owlpro]

@@ednasalinas8280 encountered many Chinese (from China) and Taiwan-born Chinese in the US.

[@paddy8888]

I pray for world peace. 🙏

[@lilyl4384]

I like her clarity in thoughts about how to stand firm to maintain Taiwan’s autonomy and safety by wise strategies. Ambiguity is only the stances.

[@fonetaiwan2534]

the best Taiwanese president ever

[@sj3440]

Great interview! I understand why Taiwan values democracy so much after listening to her words one by one. Support Taiwan from S.Korea!

[@LukaKaiYenChang]

As a Taiwanese British, I am deeply appreciative of Tsai's presidency over the past eight years. She truly exemplifies a visionary, insightful, and resilient leader.

[@Nicky-WorldCitizen]

A great interview. Tsai’s legacy will be long remembered in the history book.

[@douglasstanley5209]

China has already "landed" on the far-side of the moon. It is a matter of time, 5 years maybe ?, that China will eventually catch up with AI chips. I wonder what will go into the history book when US no longer sees Taiwan as an edge in the semi-conductor world ? Just imagine when that happened. China's manufacturing capacity will flood the world with cheap cheap AI chips which are so expensive now. It will be game over for US. You think Taiwan will be their worry then ? US Democracy will be a different definition.

[@aileenserrantes-xp1uh]

I wish you well, Ms. Tsai ❤

[@PhundhaChigdril]

We TIBETANS love Taiwan from our hearts for their courage and commitment for defending democracy = HUMAN (RIGHTS) to be free from violence and ateocities. Hail Taiwan! Hail Democracy! Hail Humanity

[@PoYenTseng]

Thank you, President Tsai, for your strong leadership in the past eight years.

[@ido346]

She’s the best president we’ve ever had in Taiwan’s history. The president of Taiwan (aka ROC) is the most difficult job in the world and she did a marvelous work.

[@Oldfogey2014]

Freedom to Hong Kong, Tibet and Taiwan.

[@pessi6185]

Free from Western propaganda 🙏🏿

[@zsusugioro6506]

And Manchuria too!

[@GanLinLiang]

It has failed. Britain is about to break up and Europe is a colony of the United States.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

​@@zsusugioro6506why stop there keep going, and Yunnan and Beijing and shanxi.

[@languist]

@@pessi6185Democracies have less reason to push propaganda, Taiwan is already free lol. They’re not under any jurisdiction of Beijing.

[@Ex.zed.]

Thank you President Tsai! Taiwan Number 1!!!

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@ljohnny3576]

I am a Taiwanese, and president Tsai played critical role transitioning Taiwan’s route of development domestically and internationally. This route is heading to the right way of allying with democratic and liberal world.

[@lf5415]

我很喜欢蔡总统

[@alanjay479]

The world needs to stop being such cowards when it comes to China's bullying. Taiwan is an absolutely incredible country and I'm glad more people are finding out about it. Losing it to Xi's authoritarian regime would be a monumental tragedy for the entire world.

[@Dept246]

Taiwan is a part of China. Even the ROC says so.

[@user-wf6xb7ie9i]

Well said!!

[@douglasstanley5209]

The primarily objective of US creating all this trouble is to curb the rise of China. And it achieves its objective by getting the world which they called "allies" to fight China. The world also needs to stop being such cowards when it comes to this truth. But you got to admire Biden, he openly declared this. So the world knew and still bend towards US anyhow. Losing it to US's regime would also be a monumental tragedy for the entire world.

[@user-kr4uv2jt1w]

We Taiwanese know how Tsai fake her LSE PhD and made lots of related criminals. Her academic fraud and related criminals will be remembered for more than 1000 years.

[@ivan89121]

Thanks you President Tsai to the successful administration for the past eight years. Leading Taiwan to the next level of prosperity.

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@yalingwai]

I am so proud to have President Tsai to be my leader for 8 years. ❤❤❤

[@nathy]

I am so proud of my president !!

[@BrokenHill56]

This is how you confront communism

[@pessi6185]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@gabaghoul__]

china is as communist as nazi at this point, watch more news, gramps

[@lagomeralover4368]

@@pessi6185 bot

[@kevindst]

Actually China is not communist, it is now crony capitalism (economically speaking) after the 1978 economic reform, and totalitarianism (politically speaking)

[@pessi6185]

@@lagomeralover4368 Says the BBC Bootlicker who has never been to China 🤡

[@heyjojo1998]

We are so blessed to have her as the best president in Taiwan and she is amazing world leader with a humble heart and is willing to hear the voice of young generation! Her wisdom, resilience and makes the powerful statement to represent Taiwanese among the nations!! She made tauwan known we are a great country! Amazing amazing great leader!! ❣️

[@bowlampar]

One thing western media always misunderstood, Taiwan doesn't spent $$$ on military to wage war against China or its smaller neighbors, except to safeguard its freedom and as a deterrence to any outside aggression, it's just a part of being a sovereign, independent state. 😊

[@zhongxina9569]

我從來沒看過西方媒體誤會這些。。

[@rifkinr4660]

What a brilliant and fascinating leader, your legacy is something that all Taiwanese can be proud of, thank you for your service Madam former president

[@kevindst]

As a Taiwanese, all I want is for China to not invade us! Leave us alone!

[@weimingfeng2284]

Hello 1450 bot

[@jol166]

yes, me too...❤

[@datrix8010]

I’m Chinese and I really hope they don’t. I support Taiwan im this.

[@jol166]

@@datrix8010 thank you

[@clarkl7027]

Taiwan is currently part of China though. The Republic of China is definitely a Chinese regime.

[@scotuslaurentius2763]

Taiwan is awesome, surely the most kick ass country in East Asia, I'm about to go buy some 雞排 (chicken schnitzel) and 甘梅地瓜 (sweet plum sweet potato fries).

[@masterchinese28]

I lived in TW for more than three years. It is a gem of a place.

[@Dept246]

The ROC claims to be the legitimate government of mainland China

[@chiang0406]

God bless Taiwan. WE really need the international support.

[@igorsrecords5185]

Filipinos support Taiwan and Ukraine..

[@KittyCEwert]

Thank you for supporting Taiwan to voice in the world, but please also help us to condemn the corrupted DPP government.

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

​​​@@KittyCEwert I know you're not from Taiwan, there's no DDP in Taiwan, but there's CCP corrupted in chi-na..

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

there's no DDP in Taiwan, but there's CCP corrupted in chi-na..

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

​@@KittyCEwert there's no DDP in Taiwan, but there's CCP corrupted in chi-na..

[@KittyCEwert]

@@user-ei3fp8yj5i my bad 😆 DPP, but it really doesn't matter. It doesn't change what they do

[@cwhuang49]

Present Tsai is one of the best leaders of Taiwan for sure. Taiwanese people devote to protecting our lovely country and promoting regional peace. I hope one day China government can realize the human values, starting to respect all countries in the world.

[@restonnova759]

Great job President Tsai. You and your government have done quite a lot. Let’s count some of those achievements!!

[@jbl3792]

Great

[@shoobydoobiemauiwowee]

I ❤ Taiwan

[@SagaLarton]

yes

[@HC0069]

As a Taiwanese, I truly grateful to president Tsai to all she had done to Taiwan despite there were so many opposition, she made Taiwan a better place for not only Taiwanese but all human beings.

[@alexlee-lr6lx]

What left the deepest impression from this interview is her determination of continuing to make efforts for Taiwan’s future as her gov has been doing. I’m from mainland of China, and I just deliver a message to Taiwanese that you’ve got many supports for us. We sincerely hope all Taiwanese have a bright future as you deserve!❤

[@jjktng]

🇹🇼 taiwan

[@Bryankips]

Hawaii 🤯

[@Bryankips]

🇭🇰🇹🇼🇲🇴

[@ihavenousernamelol2]

That's a flag of China.

[@Dept246]

China 🇨🇳

[@christopherf8912]

@@Dept246 that’s a weird way to spell west Taiwan.

[@vhchoo]

Truly the Iron Lady of Taiwan

[@BingoBilingual]

Thank you President Tsai for everything you've done for Taiwan ❤

[@RachelLow1004]

台湾加油💪🏻

[@User-tk8dp]

民主台灣加油國際台灣

[@garbagechineseman9789]

As a person from the mainland, I hope Taiwan keeps its democratic integrity, so that when democracy eventually returns to the mainland, we have experienced politicians to kickstart a new republic.

[@forbeginnersandbeyond6089]

🎯👏

[@mrchocolatevision]

The accomplishments of the presidency of President Tsai is unprecedented.

[@Meijicooper]

I am so grateful and so proud of having Tsai Ing-Wen as our president. On the road of democracy there’s not sunny days all the way, but we keep going on. That’s taiwanese spirit 😊

[@user-fz4fo8sw8q]

Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country. We will never succumb to China's military intimidation. We will firmly defend our freedom and democracy, also make Taiwan a force for good in the world.

[@ming4725]

Please be a good joker～🙈

[@yansu-xy7hc]

However the fact is that without US and Japan, Taiwan would be occupied by China within three days.

[@Darthdog4957]

@@yansu-xy7hcyou don’t know I strongly don’t believe especially when you realise how bad the corruption is in the Chinese military

[@8448jl]

@@ming4725 take a hike and get lost, BOT!

[@Dept246]

What happened to the ROC claiming to be the legitimate government of mainland China?

[@TG4KHD]

Search the BBC Mandarin version for the full-length interview.

[@Guy-Lewis]

"Experience teaches that Peace for Our Time can only be secured through strength." ~ Neville Chamberlain, "Important Lessons From The Failure of Appeasement."

[@Gina-ri6oz]

Thank you ma’am for making us a proud country. ❤ The sight of you leaving brought me to tears but you’ve worked so hard for too long, thank you for your service, now you can finally sleep through the night after so long.

[@user-hm1ol5vc5h]

We have been truly privileged to have Ms. Tsai Ing-wen as our first female president for the past 8 years. Thank you, President Tsai, for your unwavering dedication to Taiwan and its people.

[@luciaferreirorodriguez7601]

when she brought out the cats i lost my shit what a cool lady

[@user-eo9rl5sp4t]

Stand up like a Taiwanese

[@_sahildahat_]

9:16 bro is casually drifting around lol

[@kwoklung]

Taiwan no 1

[@kssc7997]

Very very glad that I flew back from abroad to vote for her in 2020. I cannot imagine what Taiwan would have become without her leadership during the pandemic. She makes Taiwanese people proud of being Taiwanese. She lets Taiwanese people stand up straight with confidence against China, in contrast to what the former president Ma had done during his 8-year mandate.

[@skrTaiwan]

The best and the bravest leader we could ever ask for! Thank you President Tsai Ing-wen for your past 8 yrs of services! 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@kcpncfs9234]

Taiwan has demonstrated a different version and perhaps a greater version of modern Chinese culture. Taiwan is a great treasure to the entire human civilisation and for this I wish Taiwan to thrive and build a beautiful future as a nation.

[@WintrWolf]

what does that mean at the end when Tsai explain the status quo and BBC editing put the sun going down?? what is it suggesting??

[@susanwu584]

In my opinion, it suggests that 1. She's going to retire from her eight-year presidency. 2. The sunset is beautiful.

[@drdavidfoo6632]

Congratulations on completing your term and having a successor!! Now you woo Fujian province to be part of TW

[@portalkey5283]

I love how she mentioned the Spanish! Taiwan was within the Archdiocese of Manila when the Philippines was with Spain. (Not to mention the genealogical links between the natives of Taiwan and that of Luzon.) Such rich history Taiwan has!

[@uriulanov8520]

中华民国领导人会英语，中共领导人普通话都说不好。

[@user-ye2rl1lz6b]

這留言太精甚了😂

[@ChenyangZhang-wn5bm]

会英文就是厉害吗？华人站起来吧！

[@ChenyangZhang-wn5bm]

华人在西方是什么地位？努力打拼却无任何政治权力，地位低下。种族歧视的最底端。他们真的在意台湾人吗？只不过是政治选票和打击中国的棋子罢了。

[@user-lh9ix7zq2v]

我是台灣人 小英總統是我們投票出來的 我不希望你用小英總統跟獨裁者比較 我覺得不適合 也不禮貌

[@ming4725]

@@user-lh9ix7zq2v圈地自萌也可以很可爱哦😊

[@lhaaa1059]

President Tsai's time in office went by so quickly. Strengthening the democracy and building up the military is so commendable. She and her country continued making the right choices while China is now in deep financial trouble. 25% of China's economy is in real estate.

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@takahide53]

Thank you President Tsai!

[@charlenechen8811]

Sincerely appreciation for your great service.

[@user-dv5if1hm2w]

Taiwan needs to strengthen cooperation with Asian powers such as South Korea and Japan to protect themselves from PRC.

[@zurielsss]

Japanese and Korea know this but they are reluctant to anger China who throws hissy fits about Taiwan issues

[@user-dv5if1hm2w]

@@zurielsss This is because Japan and Korea are weaker than China even if they join forces. Even KOR&JPN acting confidently on the international stage, are just small countries in front of China.

[@cuixue-rs3mi]

Didn’t know she did her PHD in law in London, no wonder she speaks fantastic English. Lol

[@ming4725]

America can help.🤣

[@patapata2023]

台湾有事は日本有事 台湾は与那国島のすぐ隣

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

great interview👍.

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

1. one thing that the world didn't realise is the dic-tator-ship regime CCPchi-na will become a huge thr-eat to the world worse than COVID-19 and be powerful if it takes over Taiwan.

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

1. one thing that the world didn't realise is this one party ruling dic-tator-shop re-gi-me CCPchi-na will become a huge threat to the world

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

1.1 one thing that the world didn't realise is that this one party ruling dictatorship regime

[@user-ei3fp8yj5i]

2. worse than COVID-19 and be powerful if it takes over Taiwan.

[@user-lr3ex6fk3e]

not proud of Ms. TSAI, but proud of MYSELF who voted TSAI twice. What a great choice for Taiwaneses.

[@avayu2289]

President Tsai Ing-Wen is the real deal. A woman of her own achievements, not like those riding on their spouse’s coattail. Her successor Lai is strong on Taiwan Independence as well. In the name of freedom and democracy, Taiwan has to stay independent. Tsai is a shining example of meritocracy that of which would be impossible in communist China.❤

[@user-kr4uv2jt1w]

We Taiwanese know how Tsai fake her LSE PhD and made lots of related criminals. Her academic fraud and related criminals will be remembered for more than 1000 years.

[@kaebenmiayoung2537]

Thank you President Tsai for being a role model and for looking after your people. It’s not an easy task but you’ve made it! Proud of you.

[@chun-yuchen9657]

Good for the free country of Taiwan

[@adrianecheng]

I am really proud of her being our president. Well done president Tsai! ❤

[@MH-qr3ks]

I'm Taiwanese, and I'm proud to elected her as my country's president!

[@liebfraumilch3518]

Tsai's 8 years was the best time of Taiwan!

[@AmazingBigBadWolf]

God bless all Freedom loving people ❤🎉

[@busyhoneybee4517]

Taiwan strait is a real Taiwan's Guardian.

[@user-lh9ix7zq2v]

其實真正保護台灣的是美國 我是台灣人 這是事實

[@Horatiuy]

I pray for world wisdom.

[@jessetorres8738]

Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 36 Seasons, & yet they have been to Taiwan for just 2 of them; Season 12 & Season 21 (which aired back in 2012).

[@federico_morilla]

Interesting. 🌷

[@Suzieroo212]

Congratulations on your fabulous 8 years of leading Taiwan. You will be greatly missed 🥹

[@mygillian]

She's probably one of the most progressive and inspiring leaders the world has ever had. Presidents across the globe can definitely learn from her legacy.

[@KittyCEwert]

Believe it or not, the true supporters to the Chinese communism government are those DDP members who accept bribes from private sectors (many have been convicted, but few are in jail coz they are shield under the DDP's power umbrella in the judicial systems) In order to maintain their legalized currption, they NEED CCP to help them create fear within Taiwan to gain votes while they allow the domestic developments to procrastinate for the past 8 years, crimes worsen young people can not afford to buy houses and so on... Without CCP, Taiwn DDP has no propaganda to sell to their voters. Sad but true.

[@dinglshingle]

war seems inevitable but man do i hate the thought of it.

[@calvinchew7985]

Vast resources does NOT mean INfinite/UNlimited cos there is always tradeoff and opportunity costs in any major undertaking duh...

[@gharangdhongo7379]

❤❤❤❤ Good interview

[@eruno_]

❤️ TAIWAN