'Don't support Taiwan's independence': Biden affirms U.S. stance after Lai Ching-te’s election, who vowed to counter China

Washington: President Joe Biden has said that the United States does not support the declaration of independence by Taiwan after the country's voters snubbed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term, media reports said.

Taiwan’s pro-independence candidate Lai Ching-te leads poll

The pro-independence candidate of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Lai Ching-te, is preliminarily leading in Saturday's election for the island's leader, Taiwanese media reported, citing data showed after half an hour of vote counting.

Upcoming polls in Taiwan should be free from outside interference: US

Taipei: A top US official has said the upcoming polls in Taiwan should be free from “outside interference”.