In a traditionally male-dominated society, the 55-year-old leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has sought to turn her gender into an advantage in the campaign for this Saturday's election.
Tsai has promised to turn a new page with a fresh image for the DPP, shedding a history of scandal as it seeks to reach beyond its traditional blue-collar support base and embrace urban middle-class voters.
She is in a tight race with President Ma Ying-jeou who has presided over a warming of ties with China which observers say could be wound back if the independence-minded opposition is victorious.
Read the complete story at MY Sinchew, published January 11, 2012.
In a traditionally male-dominated society, the 55-year-old leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has sought to turn her gender into an advantage in the campaign for this Saturday's election.
Tsai has promised to turn a new page with a fresh image for the DPP, shedding a history of scandal as it seeks to reach beyond its traditional blue-collar support base and embrace urban middle-class voters.
She is in a tight race with President Ma Ying-jeou who has presided over a warming of ties with China which observers say could be wound back if the independence-minded opposition is victorious.
Read the complete story at MY Sinchew, published January 11, 2012.