Raindrops fall on the glasses of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen as she meets her supporters at their campaign headquarters in Taipei January 14, 2012. REUTERS/Shengfa Lin
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen has registered as a candidate for the island's presidential primary in March, promising "a new beginning" amid a wave of popular discontent with the China-friendly ruling Kuomintang (KMT).
The ruling party says recent deals with largest trading partner China will help Taiwan's economy, but it took a drubbing in elections in November because of unease over the pace of rapprochement.
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