Most pre-election polls in Taiwan put the Kuomintang's candidate Hou Yu-ih second after the governing Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate, William Lai, in the upcoming elections.
Taiwan bombarded with cyberattacks ahead of election
The Jan. 13 election is the first real security test of 2024 — one of the biggest years for democratic elections in history — and underlines the rising cyber threat posed by China.
US plans to send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan to meet its new leader amid tensions with China
The Biden administration says it will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this ...
Taiwan deals with lots of misinformation, and it’s harder to track down
As Taiwan heads to an election, false information on social media has been picked up by TV networks — much of it appearing to originate from Taiwan itself.
Why Taiwan’s Elections Could Change the World
On January 13, 19.54 million people—83 percent of Taiwan's population—will be eligible to vote, including 1.03 million possible first-timers, according to the Central Election Commission in Taipei. At ...
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.
Edward Yang’s States of Flux
His dark comedies and family dramas of life in late-20th-century Taiwan depict a generation’s crisis, confronting the forces of finance and globalization.
Citizens go offline, shut banks and more: How Taiwan prepares for possible China invasion
Taiwan's security planners continuously rehearse worst-case scenarios in anticipation of the day China decides to try to seize control of the island, which it claims as its territory. The officials ...
Mimiyuuuh pretends to be a cashier in Taipei 101: ‘Ma’am pa-void’
But what caught netizens' attention, including some celebrities like Nadine Lustre and BJ Pascual, was a video of Mimiyuuuh pretending to be a fast food restaurant cashier taking orders at Taipei 101.
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 voice over the loudspeaker announced the cruise had reached its closest point to Kinmen -- sending the tourists racing back up ...
‘Frozen Garlic!’ Taiwan Likes Its Democracy Loud and Proud
At the island’s election rallies, warming up the crowd for candidates is crucial. “You have to light a fire in their hearts,” one host says.
Xi Jinping, Joe Biden And The $10 Trillion Cost Of War Over Taiwan
War over Taiwan would have a cost in blood and treasure so vast that even those unhappiest with the status quo have reason not to risk it.
China and Taiwan: Love and longing across the strait
China's President Xi Jinping has cast the decision at Taiwan's ballot box as a choice between war and peace. Under his leadership, Beijing has taken an ever sharper, firmer and often more aggressive ...
Taiwan’s election explained: What’s at stake, and how will China react?
Taiwan’s eighth democratic presidential election, to be held Saturday, is gearing up to be its most consequential yet: It takes place amid increasingly frequent warnings from China’s strongman leader ...
Elon Musk appears as new vulnerability on Taiwan’s horizon
Former Taiwanese legislator offers his perspective on Elon Musk's Starlink and the business mogul's relationship with China.
The Taiwan that China wants is vanishing
They feel Taiwanese but see no need for Taiwan to declare independence. They want peace with China, they want to do business with it but they have no desire to ever be part of it.