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BBC: William Lai, who China sees as ‘troublemaker’, wins Taiwan election

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The election results in Taiwan are in:

Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te wins presidential vote, vows to defend island from China threats

Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), secured a historic third term on Saturday as Vice President Lai Ching-te won the country’s widely watched presidential election with 40.5 percent of the vote. …

Lai, along with his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim – Taiwan’s former representative to the United States – won a total of more than 5.5 million votes. …

Speaking as last results trickled in, Lai told a press conference that the election was a victory for Taiwan’s democracy.

“We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy,” he said.

In an election framed as a choice between “peace and war” by China, which deems the DPP’s governance as “incompatible” with cross-strait peace, Lai’s victory comes at a crucial moment amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

Claiming the island as part of its territory, Beijing responded to the election results by saying that “reunification” with Taiwan is still “inevitable”. https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240113-taiwan-s-ruling-party-secures-record-third-term-as-vp-lai-ching-te-wins-presidential-vote

William Lai, who China sees as ‘troublemaker’, wins Taiwan election

13 January 2024

The DPP’s William Lai is set to be Taiwan’s next president, after his closest rival, the opposition Kuomintang, conceded defeatLai has been labelled a troublemaker by China, who warned people against voting for him, while KMT had promised better ties with Beijing and peace in the Taiwan StraitA third party, the Taiwan People’s Party, was on the ballot – but its leader has also now conceded to the DPPTaiwan is a democratic island that governs itself – but it is claimed by mainland China and has no international recognition as a country https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-67954619?src_origin=BBCS_BBC

Well, Taiwan was recognized as a country, but influence from China has all but eliminated its recognition.

A couple of days ago, Michael Snyder posted the following:

China has literally framed this election as “a choice between war and peace”…

Taiwan presidential front-runner Lai Ching-te’s lead over his main opposition rival has narrowed significantly, setting the stage for a close race in the final weeks before the pivotal vote.

Lai’s ticket, representing the ruling party, leads with 37.3% of support followed by Hou Yu-ih’s of opposition Kuomintang (KMT) with 33.4%, according to a survey conducted between Dec. 19 and Dec. 21 by pollster My Formosa. Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party trails with 17.7%.

If Lai Ching-te wins, a Chinese invasion becomes very likely.

And the moment that China invades Taiwan, the U.S. and China will be at war. https://endoftheamericandream.com/what-do-you-call-a-war-with-china-plus-a-war-with-russia-plus-a-colossal-war-in-the-middle-east/

Well, William Lai Ching-te won.

China believes that there is one China and that Taiwan is part of China. The USA officially has a “One China policy”–meaning that it officially does not recognize Taiwan as independent from China.

Notice:

The One China policy refers to a United States policy of strategic ambiguity regarding Taiwan.[1] In a 1972 joint communiqué with the PRC, the United States “acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China” and “does not challenge that position.”[2]

(One China. Wikipedia, accessed 12/21/23)

One issue here is USA hypocrisy.

China’s leader wants the USA to come out and support the actual meaning of “one China,” and the USA does not want to as it does not really stand behind that principle, which is supposed to be its official policy.

That is not posted here to justify any military action by either side.

But it may be of interest to note that the Bible, KJV translation, predicts the end of “an hypocritical nation” (Isaiah 10:5-11).

Notice also the following related to China’s position on Taiwan as well as Taiwan’s concerns about China:

Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China

December 20, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping bluntly told President Joe Biden during their recent summit in San Francisco that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China but that the timing has not yet been decided, according to three current and former U.S. officials.

Xi told Biden in a group meeting attended by a dozen American and Chinese officials that China’s preference is to take Taiwan peacefully, not by force, the officials said.

The Chinese leader also referenced public predictions by U.S. military leaders who say that Xi plans to take Taiwan in 2025 or 2027, telling Biden that they were wrong because he has not set a time frame, according to the two current and one former official briefed on the meeting. …

Xi’s private warning to Biden, while not markedly different from his past public comments on reunifying Taiwan, got the attention of U.S. officials because it was delivered at a time when China’s behavior toward Taiwan is seen as increasingly aggressive and ahead of a potentially pivotal presidential election in the self-governing democratic island next month.

After the initial publication of this story, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., issued a statement calling for Republicans and Democrats to work together to deter China. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/xi-warned-biden-summit-beijing-will-reunify-taiwan-china-rcna130087

December 20, 2023

The news of Xi’s message to Biden comes as Taiwan prepares for presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 13.

China has ramped up military pressure to assert its claims over Taiwan, including two major war games in the past two years.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has appealed to voters to remember what had happened to Chinese-controlled Hong Kong.

“I want to ask you all here, does anyone want war? Nobody does,” she said on Dec. 3. “Look at Hong Kong and think of Taiwan. We don’t want Hong Kong-style peace. We want dignified peace.”

Hong Kong, a former British colony, was returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide autonomy under a “one country, two systems” framework, which China has also offered to Taiwan — with little support on the island.

Xi, speaking at last year’s Chinese Communist Party Congress, said China would attack Taiwan militarily if it declares independence with foreign support. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/china-reunify-taiwan/2023/12/20/id/1146605/

China has long wanted Taiwan back, so the above is not a surprise.

China is right that some type of reunification with Taiwan is inevitable.

China does have the military ability to take over Taiwan. And it has repeatedly made it clear that it expects Taiwan to reunify.

China has been biding its time, while also planning various ways to get Taiwan to reunify with it.

For many years, my position has been that Taiwan will end up aligning with China.

Why?

Because of certain biblical prophecies such as the following:

12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. (Revelation 16:12)

Perhaps it should be mentioned that instead of “kings of the east,” that part of Revelation 16:12 is more literally, “kings of the sunrise”:

12 And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way might be prepared of the kings of the rising of the sun. (Revelation 16:12, Berean Literal Bible)

12 The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be made ready for the kings that come from the sunrise. (Revelation 16:12, New Heart English Bible)

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial into the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared. (Revelation 16:12, Jubilee Bible 2000)

12 And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might by made ready for the kings that come from the sunrising. (Revelation 16:12, American Standard Version)

12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon that great river Euphrates; and dried up the water thereof, that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun. (Revelation 16:12, Douay-Rheims Bible)

12 And the sixth messenger did pour out his vial upon the great river, the Euphrates, and dried up was its water, that the way of the kings who are from the rising of the sun may be made ready; (Revelation 16:12, Young’s Literal Translation)

Taiwan is even further east, an earlier ‘sunrise’ location, than China.

Plus, China is clear that it wants Taiwan.

China could decide now to impose a naval blockade or take stronger military steps.

It may figure that the USA does not really want a war with it and may take steps to takeover Taiwan now.

Or it could wait until after the USA is conquered (Daniel 11:39) when those in Taiwan would be more willing to attempt to make a deal with the People’s Republic of China (PRC)–a deal that will make Taiwan formally part of the PRC.

In the future, the Bible shows that massive army will gather. China and Taiwan would be expected to provide troops for the coming 200 million man army the Bible warns will form and be involved with Armageddon:

13 Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind. 16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed–by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths (Revelation 9:13-18).

China must be involved as only China, and possibly India and others in Asia (which seemingly will also align themselves with Russia against the European Empire per Jeremiah 50:41-42), is capable of fielding a two hundred million man army. Closer ties between the Asians, despite occasional setbacks, will result in the fulfillment of biblical prophecies.

So, yes, there will be increased cooperation between Taiwan and China in the future.

Chairman Mao allegedly boasted in the 1960s he could raise up an army of two hundred million men, and according to one source, he referenced that prophecy in Revelation.

While Mao is gone, the population of China has risen since, making the raising of such an army even more feasible.

Although Armageddon is at least seven years off, China’s interest in Taiwan, its economic might, and its ‘Silk Road’ project are helping set the stage for it.

Even though it has some hope in the USA, Taiwan will NOT be able to rely on the USA for anything at all, too many years from now, as we are getting closer to the end of the USA and the start of the Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:21-22; watch also Is the USA prophesied to be destroyed by 2028?).

Despite what Taiwan’s current leaders may say, Taiwan will align with the PRC.

China is trying to rise up and spread its influence. It is not pleased with interference from the USA or its British-descended allies–here are links to two items from earlier this year: Reuters: US, Canadian navies stage rare joint mission through Taiwan Strait and War involving Taiwan Could Devastate Australia.

The various conflicts between the USA and China have been tending to drain USA military resources away from Europe. This is making the USA weaker in Europe and has helped motivate the Europeans to strive to become more militarily independent from the USA.

That is actually consistent with something that the old Plain Truth magazine published back in 1984:

Drifting Away from Europe

It is a fact of immense importance, though recognized only faintly by most Americans, that culturally, economically — and soon strategically as well — the United States is drifting out of the Atlantic orbit.

For years now there has been a perceptible shift in the United States away from its historic attachment to Europe into a much closer relationship with the nations of the Pacific basin.

“The overwhelming European influence on our culture is on the wane and giving way to the Orient,” Frederick Allen, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. vice-president, commented in an interview published early in 1983.

Franc Viviano, an editor of Pacific News Service in San’ Francisco, added that “once the word ‘immigration’ was synonymous with the arrival of Europeans, and later with Latin Americans. Today two of every five newcomers to the United States are Asian.

“Consider the fact,” added Mr. Viviano, in echoing Premier Zhao’s remarks, “that in 1982-83, for the first time in history, overall U.S. trade with Pacific nations exceeded that with Atlantic nations, registering a record $121,200,000,000.”

This shift toward the Pacific, in turn, plays a significant role in the rift now developing between the United States and its Western alliance allies in Europe.

“Our future lies in Asia” is the recurring theme in some influential economic and political circles in the United States. This viewpoint is usually coupled with the call for the United States to eventually cut defense ties to Europe, to pull United States troops out of the Continent. … then let the Europeans either defend themselves or make their own security arrangements with the Soviet Union.

The end result will be a Europe cut off from America — but a Europe eventually becoming a “third force” superpower of its own rank. (Hogberg G. The “NEW CHINA” Reaches Out. Plain Truth, April 1984)

The USA has been pivoting towards Asia for some time. Yet, Taiwan will one day unite with China, irrespective of what the USA may or may not do. And yes, Europe still is intent on being a “third force,” a superpower in its own right.

Anyway, China will end up controlling Taiwan.

Steps towards this are occurring and YOU can rely on properly interpreted biblical prophecies.

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China Stooges Lose Taiwan Election to Independence Stalwarts.

Vice President William Lai, the candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has claimed victory in Taiwan’s presidential election. According to results from 95 percent of the polling stations, Lai holds an insurmountable lead over his closest competitor, Hou Yu-ih of the opposition Kuomintang party, who has reportedly conceded defeat.

Lai, who currently serves as Taiwan’s Vice President, has been a staunch advocate for Taiwan’s independence from China, rejecting President Xi Jinping’s territorial claims amidst increasingly hostile rhetoric.

Lai expressed his determination to safeguard Taiwan from ongoing Chinese threats and intimidation, insisting his government will aim to replace confrontation with dialogue in its exchanges with mainland China.

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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Monday he would boycott official celebrations for the island's national day this year after accusing the government of turning it into an overt attempt at pushing independence ahead of an election.Taiwan's identity, including how it relates to China, which claims the island as its own territory and has in recent years threatened to take control of it with force, is a major issue for Taiwanese voters. A general election is set for January.Taiwan celebrates Oct. 10 as its national day, marking an uprising in 1911 that ended China's last imperial dynasty and ushered in the Republic of China.The republican government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's Communists, who set up the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China remains Taiwan's formal name.In an angry post on Facebook, Ma, who was president from 2008-2016 and is a senior member of Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), said the government was laying a path to Taiwan's independence by calling the celebration in its official English translation "Taiwan National Day", which it has done since 2021."I cannot sit idly by while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government jeopardises Taiwan's security and harms the Republic of China," he wrote. "Use your votes in the presidential elections next January to remove this government that violates the constitution of the Republic of China and disregards the safety of the Taiwanese people."The KMT's presidential candidate, Hou Yu-ih, offered his support for Ma, saying: "I believe that what Taiwan and the people of Taiwan need is peace, not war."The Kuomintang, which traditionally favours close ties with China, is trailing in opinion polls for the elections, with the DPP's William Lai the favourite to win.The DPP champions an identity for Taiwan that is separate from China.Taiwan Premier Chen Chien-jen, a DPP member himself, dismissed Ma's criticism, saying Ma had attended festivities previously when the English translation was Taiwan National Day."Let us come together to defend the sovereignty, freedom and democracy of our Republic of China, Taiwan," Chen told reporters, using the formulation the government favours for Taiwan's formal name.Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, will give a major speech on national day, and there will also be a military parade in front of the presidential office.Both Tsai and Lai have repeatedly offered talks with Beijing but have been rebuffed, as China believes both of them to be separatists.(Reporting by Ben Blanchard. Editing by Gerry Doyle)

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Foxconn’s billionaire founder Terry Gou announced on Monday that he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent in the election scheduled for January 2024.

Gou, the self-ruled democracy’s richest man, has long held political ambitions and stepped down from Foxconn in 2019 in an attempt to secure the nomination of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) in the last election.

He failed in that attempt and was also rebuffed earlier this year when the KMT, which is seen as being friendly to Beijing, chose Hou Yu-ih, the mayor of New Taipei City, as its candidate.

“I have decided to join the 2024 presidential race,” Gou told a press conference.

The tycoon will need to collect 290,000 signatures by November 2 to qualify as an independent candidate, and has been holding campaign-style events around Taiwan in recent months.

Foxconn is one of the world’s largest contract producers of electronics and a key supplier for Apple’s iPhones.

Promising ‘peace’

Gou accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has won the past two presidential elections, of leading “Taiwan towards the danger of war” and said their domestic policies also had mistakes.

“Give me four years and I promise that I will bring 50 years of peace to the Taiwan Strait and build the deepest foundation for the mutual trust across the strait,” he said in a plea to voters.

“Taiwan must not become Ukraine and I will not let Taiwan become the next Ukraine.”

Vice President Lai Ching-te – who is the DPP’s candidate – is the current election frontrunner, while the KMT’s Hou is running a distant third behind former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je of the small Taiwan People’s Party.

Beijing has stepped up efforts to isolate Taiwan internationally and put pressure on its government ever since President Tsai Ing-wen was first elected in 2016.

China accuses Tsai of being a “separatist” and has staged regular military exercises near and around the island to express its disapproval of her administration and assert its claim over the island.

The DPP says the people of Taiwan should be the ones to decide their future.

At a press conference on Friday, Lai stressed the island’s status as a “sovereign country” and accused China of ratcheting up tensions across the strait.

“Taiwan holds regular elections for our president, vice president, legislators, officials, mayors and local government leaders, and they serve the people, so I think this shows that it is a fact that Taiwan is a sovereign country,” Lai said. “This is a fact, this is the truth.”

His comments came as Beijing criticised the United States for another weapons sale to Taiwan – a $500m package including technology such as infrared search and track systems for Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jets.

While the US does not formally recognise Taiwan, which is also known as the Republic of China, it is one of its top allies and chief security backers. Taiwan regularly buys weapons from the US as a deterrent against military action by China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to restore Taiwan to the “motherland” by 2049 and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve that goal.

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Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party secured an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term Saturday, with the party’s candidate, current Vice President Lai Ching-te, winning 40% of the ballot.

He defeated Hou Yu-ih of the China-friendly opposition party Kuomintang, or KMT, and Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party.

During his speech, Lai said his win was a victory for democracy.

“We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy,” he told a room of more than 100 local and international journalists.

He said that the Taiwanese people successfully resisted external forces’ attempts to interfere in the election, hinting at the wide range of tactics used by China during the monthslong presidential campaign.

“We trust that only the people of Taiwan have the right to choose their own president,” he said.

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US Intensifies Collusion with DPP to Manipulate Politics of the Island

— Wang Qi | May 17, 2023

US Taiwan Policy Illustration: Chen Xia/Global Times

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of the Taiwan island has intensified its collusion with anti-China forces in the US in face of the upcoming election season. The latest fallout includes a bill that aims to expand secessionist authorities' international space passed by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well "significant additional security assistance" to the island from the Biden administration.

Expert described the US' seeking detente with China while continuing its provocations by playing the "Taiwan card" as "a split political personality." As the Taiwan region enters the election season after the opposition Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) announced its candidate for the 2024 regional leader elections on Wednesday, any US action related to Taiwan implies that the US may intend to affect the political environment of the island in accord with US preferences. And that would make the cross-Straits situation more grim and intense.

Chaired by Congressman Michael McCaul, an anti-China hawk who visited Taiwan in April, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday (local time) passed a bill dubbed the "Taiwan International Solidarity Act," which aims to "protect Taiwan's participation in international organizations."

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also disclosed on Tuesday that Washington will soon provide significant additional security assistance through the presidential drawdown authority that Congress authorized last year, according to Reuters. Citing sources, Reuters said on May 8 that the Biden administration plans to send $500 million worth of weapons aid to Taiwan island.

The provocative moves from the US come as Taiwan's opposition KMT party announced its candidate for the 2024 Taiwan regional leader race. Hou Yu-ih, the mayor of New Taipei city since 2018, was officially named on Wednesday afternoon.

Hou has recently given a rare insight into his cross-Straits stance, saying that he resolutely opposes Taiwan independence. But Hou also said neither does he agree with the "One Country, Two Systems."

Ma Xiaoguang, a Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson, said at a press briefing on Wednesday that "Taiwan independence" undermines the common interests of compatriots on both sides of the Straits and the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation. "It is a dead-end road that leads nowhere," Ma said.

It is designed to safeguard the benefits and interests of compatriots on the island while taking the reality of the situation in Taiwan into consideration so that we stick to the policy of "peaceful reunification and One Country, Two systems," Ma said, commenting on inquiries concerning Hou's stance.

Different systems are not an obstacle to reunification, still less an excuse for "Taiwan independence," Ma said, noting that the mainland is ready to work with Taiwan compatriots to promote peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits, on the common political basis of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing Taiwan secession.

Lai Ching-de, the DPP's candidate for Taiwan's regional leader election in 2024 has recently claimed that the biggest challenge the island facing with is "threat of force" from the mainland, and that accepting the 1992 Consensus and the One-China principle is tantamount to giving up the "sovereignty of Taiwan", which will not bring sustainable peace.

Responding to that, Ma on Wednesday commented that Lai's words disregarded facts and are illogical, once again exposing the absurdity of the "Taiwan independence" argument.

Taiwan is a part of China and has never been a country, nor has so-called "sovereignty", Ma said, noting that the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the One-China principle, is the political foundation for the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, he added, and denying this basis and attempting to change the status quo that both the mainland and Taiwan belong to the same China will only undermine peace across the Taiwan Strait and plunge cross-Strait relations into turmoil.

US politics has fallen into a split personality as on the one hand they want to ease tensions with China, and on the other they are getting increasingly adventurous on the Taiwan question, Wang Jianmin, a senior cross-Straits expert at Minnan Normal University in East China's Fujian Province, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

Li Haidong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times on Wednesday that US' actions show they will use all means to keep Taiwan island away from China. By creating crisis and tension across the Taiwan Straits, the US attempts to complicate the environment to contain China's development.

As the island enters the election season, any Taiwan-related move by the US may show they harbor ulterior motives to manipulate the island's political environment in the direction the US wants to see it develop, Li said.

A poll released by the "Taiwanese public opinion foundation" on Monday found that more than half of Taiwan voters do not support the DPP staying in power after the 2024 regional election.

If the DPP stays in power and continues to collude with the US to confront the mainland, the situation across the Taiwan Straits will deteriorate further and prospects for peaceful development will be dim, Wang said.

The DPP is trying to boost its election chances by creating more divisions as a pawn of the US, while the KMT puts more emphasis on the balance of the relationship between the Chinese mainland and the US, Wang said.

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Taiwan’s Opposition Picks Hou Yu-ih, a Moderate, for Presidential Race

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Hou Yu-ih, presidential candidate of Taiwan's main opposition party

Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party picked New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih on Wednesday to be its presidential candidate in the election next year, with China tensions set to top the election agenda.Below are facts about Hou:– Fluent in Taiwanese, the 65-year-old mayor of New Taipei City gained nationwide attention after a landslide re-election win late last year in the city that…

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Taiwan’s Opposition Picks Hou Yu-ih, a Moderate, for Presidential Race

The Kuomintang nominated Hou Yu-ih, a popular mayor who has said little about geopolitical issues, as the party tries to appeal to voters wary of Beijing. source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/asia/taiwan-china-kmt-election.html

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A Guide to Taiwanese Name Romanization

Have you ever wondered why there are so many Changs when the surname 常 is not actually that common? Have you ever struggled to figure out what sound “hs” is? Well don’t worry! Today we are going to go over some common practices in transliterating names from Taiwan.

With some recent discussion I’ve seen about writing names from the Shang-Chi movie, I thought this was the perfect time to publishe this post. Please note that this information has been compiled from my observations--I’m sure it’s not completely extensive. And if you see any errors, please let me know!

According to Wikipedia, “the romanized name for most locations, persons and other proper nouns in Taiwan is based on the Wade–Giles derived romanized form, for example Kaohsiung, the Matsu Islands and Chiang Ching-kuo.” Wade-Giles differs from pinyin quite a bit, and to make things even more complicated, transliterated names don’t necessarily follow exact Wade-Giles conventions.

Well, Wikipedia mentioned Kaohsiung, so let’s start with some large cities you already know of!

[1] B → P 台北 Taibei → Taipei [2] G → K [3] D → T In pinyin, we have the “b”, “g”, and “d” set (voiceless, unaspirated) and the “p”, “k”, and “t” set (voiceless, aspirated). But in Wade-Giles, these sets of sounds are distinguished by using a following apostrophe for the aspirated sounds. However, in real life the apostrophe is often not used.

We need some more conventions to understand Kaohsiung. [4] ong → ung (sometimes) [5] X → Hs or Sh 高雄 Gaoxiong → Kaohsiung I wrote “sometimes” for rule #4 because I am pretty sure I have seen instances where it is not followed. This could be due to personal preference, historical reasons, or influence from other romanization styles.

Now some names you are equipped to read: 王心凌 Wang Xinling → Wang Hsin-ling 徐熙娣 Xu Xidi → Shu/Hsu Hsi-ti (I have seen both) 黄鸿升 Huang Hongsheng → Huang Hung-sheng 龙应台 Long Yingtai → Lung Ying-tai 宋芸樺 Song Yunhua → Sung Yun-hua

You might have learned pinyin “x” along with its friends “j” and “q”, so let’s look at them more closely. [6] J → Ch [7] Q → Ch 范玮琪 Fan Weiqi → Fan Wei-chi 江美琪 Jiang Meiqi → Chiang Mei-chi 郭静 Guo Jing → Kuo Ching 邓丽君 Deng Lijun → Teng Li-chun This is similar to the case for the first few conventions, where an apostrophe would distinguish the unaspirated sound (pinyin “j”) from the aspirated sound (pinyin “q”). But in practice these ultimately both end up as “ch”. I have some disappointing news.

[8] Zh → Ch Once again, the “zh” sound is the unaspirated correspondent of the “ch” sound. That’s right, the pinyin “zh”, “j”, and “q” sounds all end up being written as “ch”. This can lead to some...confusion. 卓文萱 Zhuo Wenxuan → Chuo Wen-hsuan 陈绮贞 Chen Qizhen → Chen Chi-chen 张信哲 Zhang Xinzhe → Chang Shin-che At least now you finally know where there are so many Changs. Chances are, if you meet a Chang, their surname is actually 张, not 常.

Time for our next set of rules. [10] C → Ts [11] Z → Ts [12] Si → Szu [13] Ci, Zi → Tzu Again we have the situation where “c” is aspirated and “z” is unaspirated, so the sounds end up being written the same. 曾沛慈 Zeng Peici → Tseng Pei-tzu 侯佩岑 Hou Peicen → Hou Pei-tsen 周子瑜 Zhou Ziyu → Chou Tzu-yu 黄路梓茵 Huang Lu Ziyin → Huang Lu Tzu-yin 王思平 Wang Siping → Wang Szu-ping

Fortunately this next convention can help clear up some of the confusion from above. [14] i → ih (zhi, chi, shi) [15] e → eh (-ie, ye, -ue, yue) Sometimes an “h” will be added at the end. So this could help distinguish some sounds. Like you have qi → chi vs. zhi → chih. There could be other instances of adding “h”--these are just the ones I was able to identify. 曾之乔 Zeng Zhiqiao → Tseng Chih-chiao 施柏宇 Shi Boyu → Shih Po-yu 谢金燕 Xie Jinyan → Hsieh Jin-yan 叶舒华 Ye Shuhua → Yeh Shu-hua 吕雪凤 Lü Xuefeng → Lü Hsueh-feng

Continuing on, a lot of the conventions below are not as consistently used in my experience, so keep that in mind. Nevertheless, it is useful to be familiar with these conventions when you do encounter them.

[16] R → J (sometimes) Seeing “j” instead of “r” definitely confused me at first. Sometimes names will still use “r” though, so I guess it is up to one’s personal preferences. 任贤齐 Ren Xianqi → Jen Hsien-chi 任家萱 Ren Jiaxuan → Jen Chia-hsüan 张轩睿 Zhang Xuanrui → Chang Hsuan-jui

[17] e → o (ke, he, ge) I can see how it would easily lead to confusion between ke-kou, ge-gou, and he-hou, so it’s important to know. I’ve never seen this convention for pinyin syllables like “te” or “se” personally. 柯震东 Ke Zhendong → Ko Chen-tung 葛仲珊 Ge Zhongshan→ Ko Chung-shan

[18] ian → ien [19] Yan → Yen I’ve observed that rule 18 seems more common than 19 because I see “yan” used instead of “yen” a fair amount. I’m not really sure why this is. 柯佳嬿 Ke Jiayan → Ko Chia-yen 田馥甄 Tian Fuzhen → Tien Fu-chen 陈建州 Chen Jianzhou → Chen Chien-chou 吴宗宪 Wu Zongxian → Wu Tsung-hsien

[20] Yi → I (sometimes) I have seen this convention not followed pretty frequently, but two very famous names are often in line with it. 蔡英文 Cai Yingwen → Tsai Ing-wen 蔡依林 Cai Yilin → Tsai I-lin

[21] ui → uei I have seen this convention used a couple times, but “ui” seems to be much more common. 蔡立慧 Cai Lihui → Tsai Li-huei

[22] hua → hwa This is yet another convention that I don’t always see followed. But I know “hwa” is often used for 华 as in 中华, so it’s important to know. 霍建华 Huo Jianhua → Huo Chien-hwa

[23] uo → o This is another example of where one might get confused between the syllables luo vs. lou or ruo vs. rou. So be careful! 罗志祥 Luo Zhixiang → Lo Chih-hsiang 刘若英 Liu Ruoying → Liu Jo-ying 徐若瑄 Xu Ruoxuan → Hsu Jo-hsuan

[24] eng → ong (feng, meng) I think this rule is kinda cute because some people with Taiwanese accents pronounce meng and feng more like mong and fong :) 权怡凤 Quan Yifeng → Quan Yi-fong

[25] Qing → Tsing I am not familiar with the reasoning behind this spelling, but 国立清华大学 in English is National Tsing Hua University, so this spelling definitely has precedence. But I also see Ching too for this syllable. 吴青峰 Wu Qingfeng→ Wu Tsing-fong

[26] Li → Lee Nowadays a Chinese person from the Mainland would probably using the Li spelling, but in other areas, Lee remains more common. 李千那 Li Qianna → Lee Chien-na

[27] Qi → Chyi I have noticed this exception. However, I’ve only personally noticed it for this surname, so maybe it’s just a convention for 齐. 齐秦 Qi Qin → Chyi Chin 齐豫 Qi Yu → Chyi Yu

[28] in ←→ ing In Taiwanese Mandarin, these sounds can be merged, so sometimes I have noticed ling and lin, ping and pin, etc. being used in place of each other. I don’t know this for sure, but I suspect this is why singer A-Lin is not A-Ling (her Chinese name is 黄丽玲/Huang Liling).

[29] you → yu I personally haven’t noticed these with other syllables ending in “ou,” only with the “you” syllable. 刘冠佑 Liu Guanyou → Liu Kuan-yu 曹佑宁 Cao Youning → Tsao Yu-ning

There is a lot of variation with these transliterated names. There are generally exceptions galore, so keep in mind that all this is general! Everyone has their own personal preferences. If you just look up some famous Taiwanese politicians, you will see a million spellings that don’t fit the 28 conventions above. Sometimes people might even mix Mandarin and another Chinese language while transliterating their name.

Anyway, if any of you know why 李安 is romanized as Ang Lee, please let me know because it’s driving me crazy.

Note: The romanized names I looked while writing this post at were split between two formats, capitalizing the syllable after the hyphen and not capitalizing this syllable. I chose to not capitalize for all the names for the sake of consistency. I’m guessing it’s a matter of preference.

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