China views Taiwan as part of its territory Beijing: China said Sunday it “strongly deplored” a statement by the United States on the Taiwan election, after Washington congratulated independence-leaning Lai Ching-te on his victory in the self-ruled island’s presidential poll. Lai triumphed over his nearest rival Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang on Saturday by more … Read more
Beijing: China’s campaign of warplanes, balloons and fearsome rhetoric to intimidate voters in Taiwan’s elections may have failed, but few expect President Xi Jinping to deviate from his strategy of maximum pressure. Taiwan voters on Saturday elected independence-leaning Lai Ching-te as president, handing an unprecedented third consecutive term to the Democratic Progressive Party, which Beijing … Read more
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Sunday condemned what it said were “fallacious comments” by China following the self-governing island’s presidential and parliamentary election the previous day. The verbal sparring did not bode well for the future of Taiwan’s relations with China under the winner, President-elect Lai Ching-te, or for China’s relations with the United States.The US said … Read more
Voting began at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) at the nearly 18,000 polling stations across Taiwan. Taipei: Millions of Taiwanese headed to the polls Saturday for a presidential election, following threats from China that choosing the wrong leader could set the stage for war on the self-ruled island. Beijing slammed frontrunner Lai Ching-te, the current vice … Read more
BEIJING/TAIPEI: 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 election this weekend. Taiwan will hold a pivotal presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday, which is being closely watched internationally amid geopolitical tensions. China claims … Read more