Portrait of Tsai Ing-wen
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Tsai Ing-wen

President of Taiwan, 2016 to 2024

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Taiwan’s first woman president strengthened its defenses and chip industry, legalized same-sex marriage and resisted pressure from Beijing.

Tsai Ing-wen sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly tech-optimist on technology and strongly institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Tsai Ing-wen sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Tsai Ing-wen

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People furthest from Tsai Ing-wen

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202213%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 198914%Hibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, 2021 to present15%Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present16%

Political views closest to Tsai Ing-wen

Liberal nationalismHolds that nations have a right to self-government and a shared identity, provided they…97%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…97%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…97%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…95%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Office of the President of the Republic of China, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.