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Taiwan Elections: A Victory Of The Frontrunner Will Trigger Beijing

Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai holding a press conference with the Taiwan flag in front of him and coffee cups.
Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai holding a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan Wiktor Dabkowski/ZUMA

Saturday’s election is bound to create tensions, if the favorite, William Lai, candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), wins. Xi Jinping has warned against voting for him. But is it just posturing?

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China-Taiwan: Between Election Maneuvering And Dress Rehearsals For War

Army soldiers holding a Taiwanese flag during a military drill simulating defence operations against a possible Chinese PLA intrusion on Jan 11, 2023 in Kaohsiung.
Army soldiers in January holding a Taiwanese flag during a drill simulating response to a Chinese attack. Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire

The Chinese military’s encirclement of Taiwan is above all a political move, not a tactical one. War is unlikely for now: Beijing still has other cards to play in the crisis. But if these fail, anything is possible.

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