Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a new president and legislature in an election that could chart the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy's relations with China.
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Taiwan voters choosing next president in poll weighing China's threat and island's stability
“Taiwan compatriots must stand on the right side of history, and make a correct choice to promote cross-strait relations back to the right track of peaceful development,” Zhang Zhijun, a senior Chinese official, said on the 3rd of this month, referring to the island’s presidential election on the 13…
On Saturday, Taiwan will elect a new president and legislature. The vote will help determine Taiwan’s ties with China, which threatens to take over the small island democracy. As VOA’s Bill Gallo explains from Taipei, the vote also has major global implications.
Taiwanese voters will head to the polls Saturday for an election with geopolitical implications that resonate far beyond the borders of the self-governing island of 23 million.
Voters in Taiwan choose their new president on Saturday in a high-stakes election that carries huge geopolitical relevance. With the threat of a Chinese invasion looming larger than ever, the self-governing…
China warned Taiwan's voters Thursday to make the correct choice in the island's weekend elections, describing the presidential frontrunner as a "severe danger" who would threaten peace by following…
On January 13, voters in Taiwan will cast their ballots to elect the island’s next president. While each candidate has been working hard to win more votes, some remain undecided in the race, in which China has been a key issue.
Taiwan will vote for a new president on Saturday in an election closely watched across the world, as the new leader will set the course for the democratic island facing growing aggression from China.
Domestic issues ranging from stagnant wages to a growing wealth divide are giving candidates plenty to fight over ahead of Taiwan’s Saturday elections, but the long shadow of China — and how Beijing will react to the vote — are never far from voters’ minds.
Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president and parliament amid increasing tensions between the self-governing island and China, which has ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea in recent years.
Taiwan's democracy is only a few decades old — but very active. As Taiwan's consequential presidential election approaches, colorful rallies, campaign events and parties fill the streets.
By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday in a closely watched election that could reverberate far beyond its shores after years of growing threats from Beijing, which warned this week the island’s future is at a “crossroads.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is preparing to elect a president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory to be unified with force if necessary.
By Rosa de Acosta, Krystina Shveda and Marco Chacon, CNN (CNN) — Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president and parliament amid increasing tensions between the self-governing island and China, which has ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait and Sout…
On January 13, millions of Taiwanese will be casting ballots for a new president, but also new lawmakers. The current president, Tsai Ing-wen, is constitutionally unable to seek a third term. For the…
Taiwan is set to pick a new president in an election China says will see the democratically governed, U.S.-allied island chose between peace, and "war and decline."
When Taiwanese voters pick a new president Saturday their ballot will represent another choice of global significance: Forging closer ties with China or defending the island’s autonomy with Washington’s backing.
Voters in Taiwan go to the polls Saturday to pick a new president and legislature. It's being watched closely because democratic Taiwan works closely with the U.S., but it is also claimed by China.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is preparing to elect a president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory to be unified with force if necessary.
Taiwan’s presidential election Saturday will be the first big test of democracy in a year of pivotal elections globally, deciding the leader of the biggest geopolitical flashpoint between China and the US.
Three candidates, two superpowers and one island. Taiwan is picking a president and a parliament on Saturday amid steadily surging nationalism in mainland China and all the talk of decoupling and derisking…
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