Tsai Ing wen, Taiwan: Policy Challenges, Choices, and Leadership in the Next Decade Lecture

Taiwan: Policy Challenges, Choices, and Leadership in the Next Decade Tsai Ingwen, chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan and candidate for president in the 2012 election Dr. Tsai Ingwen, the first female leader of a major political party and also the first female presidential candidate in Taiwan, is challenging the current President, Ma Yingjeou, in the 2012 election. Under her leadership, the DPP has won several recent local elections and is striving toward the goal of again becoming Taiwan s ruling party. In her speech, Dr. Tsai will address the challenges facing Taiwan s future generations, including domestic issues as well as international and crossstrait relations.