“Policymakers in both Washington and Beijing should be ready to deal with an empowered Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has been in opposition since 2008.”

• The claim contains a factual element that the DPP has been in opposition since 2008, which aligns with known Taiwanese political history, but the provided web evidence does not directly confirm this timeline.
• The normative suggestion that policymakers should be ready is not verifiable.
• Without independent sources confirming the DPP's opposition status, the claim cannot be verified with high confidence.

The claim contains a factual element that the DPP has been in opposition since 2008, which aligns with known Taiwanese political history, but the provided web evidence does not directly confirm this timeline. The normative suggestion that policymakers should be ready is not verifiable. Without independent sources confirming the DPP's opposition status, the claim cannot be verified with high confidence.