China has made several appeals to the people of Taiwan to reject the Democratic Progressive Party's pro-independence agenda and instead endorse a path of peaceful development. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen maintains that the future of Taiwan should be determined by its people and has urged Beijing to respect the outcome of the upcoming elections. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen maintains that the future of Taiwan should be determined by its people and has urged Beijing to respect the outcome of the upcoming elections.