Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday after it was beaten emphatically in local elections seen as a midterm test of her rule.
The pro-independence DPP was trounced not only in the second largest city of Taichung but also in its stronghold of Kaohsiung.
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