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"Taiwan is gearing up for important presidential and legislative elections next
month. How to manage “cross-strait” relations with China is not surprisingly
emerging as the critical issue of the campaigns.
Taiwan first held competitive presidential elections in 1996. Democracy has
proven popular with the people. In the 2020 elections, voter turnout was nearly
75%, which is high for a system with non-compulsory voting.
Yet, there are concerns about China’s efforts to shape the election result
through influencing public opinion. In a recent visit, one representative told
me there are actually four parties in the January 13 election: the Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP), the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) –
and China."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
