Taiwan President Meets With US Official After Election Win

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, William Brent Christensen (L), director of the American Institute in Taiwan, meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan Presidential Office via AP

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Fresh from a landslide reelection victory, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taipei on Jan. 12.

William Brent Christensen, a U.S. diplomat who is director of the American Institute in Taiwan, congratulated Tsai on her victory in Saturday’s election, and she thanked him for his support.