epa05108040 Former US Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns walks outside the Democratic Progressive Party building after having a meeting with Taiwans President-elect Tsai Ing-wen, in Taipei, Taiwan, 18 January 2016. Tsai Ing-wen received former US Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns in Taipei, two days after Tsai won the presidential election. Burns arrived in Taipei on 17 January to deliver a message to the new Taiwanese government from the US administration. Tsai, chairwoman of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, will be sworn in on 20 May 2016. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO