Earlier this month, the Taiwanese people reelected President Tsai Ing-wen to office with historic levels of support. President Tsai’s dedication to defending Taiwan in the face of constant hostility from the mainland Chinese Communist Party is inspiring. Taiwan has once again demonstrated that it is a model democracy in the Indo-Pacific: free, open, and a strong partner of its regional allies and the United States.

The Taiwanese people reelected Tsai in large part because she energetically opposed the CCP’s attempts to subvert an independent people. The CCP is unlikely to accept that rebuke; in fact, given that next year marks the hundredth anniversary of the CCP’s founding, Beijing will likely redouble its efforts to isolate Taiwan from the rest of the world.