Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen waves during a Democratic Progressive Party campaign rally on Jan. 11, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan. The election determined Tsai’s successor, since she was term-limited from running for president again. (Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images)
When Tsai Ing-wen became president of Taiwan in 2016, Taiwan joined Korea among the first places in East Asia to ever have a woman as head of government. The following year, Carrie Lam took over as Hong Kong’s first female chief executive.
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