Taiwan's new leader disappears from Chinese social network

January 17, 2016 00:01

Freshly elected Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen disappeared from China's most popular social network, with censors working swiftly to block any mention of the Beijing-wary politician as she stormed to victory on the island.

Searches for "Tsai Ing-wen" and "Taiwan elections" on the Twitter-like Weibo network turned up a message that read: "According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, the results for this search cannot be shown," a signal for words blocked by China's army of Internet gatekeepers.

The island's first female president won in a landslide victory over the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) today, as voters turned their backs on closer China ties.

Tsai wasted no time in warning China that "suppression" would harm cross-strait ties in her first comments to international media following her win, adding that "our democratic system, national identity and international space must be respected".

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