Supporters cheering after election results are announced during a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rally with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen winning the elections in Taipei, Taiwan. - Bloomberg
BEIJING: Chinese state media on Sunday (Jan 12) have accused Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of "dirty tactics" and cheating after she was re-elected with a landslide victory in a stunning rebuke of Beijing's campaign to isolate the self-ruled island.
Tsai, who has pitched herself as a defender of liberal democratic values against an increasingly authoritarian China, secured a record-breaking win in Saturday's presidential election.
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