As Taiwan heads to the polls this weekend in an election bound to shape its relationship with China, voters are being called to think of Hong Kong.
US Allies, Wary of China Threat, Look to Taiwan To Keep the Peace
American allies in Asia are looking to Taiwan’s presidential candidates for signs of continued peace and stability in the region as the island nation prepares to vote on Saturday. Subject matter …
The US Relationship With China Faces a Test as Taiwan Elects a New Leader
Washington’s relationship with Beijing will face its biggest test since the leaders of the two countries met in November, as the United States seeks to keep the Taiwan Straits calm after Taiwanese vot
Taiwan is about to choose its new president. What’s at stake and how might China respond?
All eyes will be on Taiwan this Saturday as voters choose a new leader under the shadow of an increasingly assertive China that has spent the past eight years ramping up its threats toward the …
4 ways China is trying to interfere in Taiwan’s presidential election
China is using an array of methods — from economic coercion to military “gray zone” tactics — to influence Taiwan’s presidential election and boost its preferred candidate.
Disinformation and fake news deepen divisions over China as Taiwan goes to the polls
Disinformation is exacerbating political polarization and mistrust amid a tight presidential race in Taiwan, where tension with China is running high.
Taiwan spotlights China crackdown on Hong Kong ahead of key poll
As Taiwan prepares to hold a closely watched election on Saturday, the main political parties have highlighted China’s crackdown in Hong Kong and rejected Beijing’s model of governance there being …
Mainlanders sneak a peek through China’s window to Taiwan
An intercom blares out on the crowded cruise, sending Chinese tourists racing to the upper decks for a glimpse of what they’ve all come to see: democratic, self-ruled Taiwan.But half an hour later, a …
Ko Wen-ji, a third-party presidential candidate, may permanently change Taiwan’s two-party system
Ko has little chance of winning the presidency, his popularity and middle-way politics may place the TPP as a pivotal force in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s parliament and future elections.
China, Taiwan opposition warn of threat to peace from ruling party candidate
China and Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), warned on Thursday of the danger Taiwan’s ruling party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te could pose to peace if he wins the …