President Tsai Ing-wen was selected as one of the top ten influential people in the world in 2023 by Agence France-Presse.

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[Compilation of Sun Yuqing/Comprehensive Report] 2022 is coming to an end when wars, epidemics, inflation and many other major events occur one after another. On the 5th, "Agence France-Presse" selected ten people who may become global hot news in the new year. The president of our country Tsai Ing-wen is also among them.

"Agence France-Presse" pointed out that the 66-year-old President Tsai Ing-wen received the visiting Speaker of the US House of Representatives Pelosi this year, which aroused the anger of the Chinese authorities and a series of subsequent retaliatory military exercises.

The male-female duel between President Tsai and Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to continue in 2023.

Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, has warned that his attempt to seize Taiwan by force could happen "sooner" than thought.

President Tsai compared Beijing's ambitions for Taiwan to Moscow's for Ukraine and insisted that there is "no room for compromise" on Taiwan's democratic life.

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Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, was also selected. After his overwhelming victory in the general election in November, he was considered the most likely to challenge former President Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. candidates.

Prince Harry of the British royal family is expected to release the memoir "Spare" (spare tire, tentative translation) on January 10 next year, which may expose the scandal of the royal family and is also regarded as a potential "headline news".

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva must grapple in 2023 with inflation and a new debt crisis triggered by central bank interest rate hikes.

How Bob Iger, the CEO of the media and entertainment giant Walt Disney (Walt Disney), once again "cast his magic" to lead the group to new heights.

Tunisian female tennis player Ons Jabeur has entered the Wimbledon final as a dark horse this year. Whether she has a chance to realize her dream of a Grand Slam in 2023 will be the focus of news next year.

Sydney McLaughlin, an American women's track player who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles and 1,600-meter relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, continues to break her own world record this year. A new record has attracted much attention.

In Nigeria's February presidential election, former Anambra governor Peter Obi, 61, has campaigned to galvanize young people to vote, becoming two of the two states that have dominated power since the end of military rule in 1999. Alternatives to the major parties will be the highlight of this general election.

Australian actress Margot Robbie's feminist film "Barbie" is one of the most anticipated movies of 2023; French professional basketball nicknamed "French Spider-Man" Whether the player Victor Wembanyama becomes the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft next year is also a highlight of next year.