2021/01/08 11:00 President Tsai Ing-wen (Facebook, Tsai Ing-wen photo) President Tsai Ing-wen (Facebook, Tsai Ing-wen photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday evening (Jan. 7) congratulated Democratic President-elect Joe Biden on becoming the next U.S. head of state after Congress certified the victory of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the Nov. 3 election. Vice President Mike Pence announced on Thursday Joe Biden had won the presidency hours after supporters of incumbent Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Hill building, disrupting a Congressional session. The chaos led to five deaths, including a police officer. The Presidential Office issued a statement on Thursday evening congratulating the Democratic Party on its victory. Nevertheless, as world leaders expressed shock over a pro-Trump rally turning into a riot, Tsai did not comment.
The dollar bounced off its lowest levels since 2018 to its highest in a week on Thursday, its gains attributed partly to safe-haven buying after violence on Capitol Hill and profit-taking by investors who had been betting on the euro.
Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, battling police in the hallways and delaying the certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's victory for hours.
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