TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen appointed a close political ally as premier during a Cabinet reshuffle Friday following the ruling party’s heavy election losses and growing pressure from rival China. In this March 22, 2011, file photo, former Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-chang announces his bid for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidacy in the 2012 Taiwan presidential elections at a rally in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen appointed a close political ally, Su, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 as premier during a Cabinet reshuffle following the ruling DPP‚Äôs heavy losses in local elections. ( Chiang Ying-ying, File / AP Photo ) Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center, holds hands with Su Tseng-chang, right, and William Lai in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Su, Friday as premier during a Cabinet reshuffle following the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's heavy losses in local elections.

Source: thestar January 11, 2019 04:23 UTC