TAIPEI -- Buoyed by tacit U.S. backing and China's stance on the Hong Kong unrest, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived home from a trip to the Americas on Monday to a poll that made her the favorite to retain the presidency in January's election.
On her 12-day trip, Tsai spent four nights in the U.S. -- the longest ever "transit" for a Taiwanese president. She met with congressmen, senators, the governor of Colorado, and -- for the first time -- was permitted by U.S. authorities to hold a press briefing.
