Polls close in key Taiwan election held amid looming threats from China • FRANCE 24 English
A steady stream of Voters pour into this polling station in Taipei to cast their ballots in elections that will be pivotal for the future of taiwan’s democracy the country is choosing its next leader and its increasingly assertive neighbor China is closely watching one of the first to cast their
Ballot is front runner and the Democratic Progressive party’s ticket liing tur Beijing accuses him of promoting separatist sentiment Li says he wants taiwan’s Independence formalized and is calling for everyone to vote every vote is valued as this is for taiwan’s hard-earned democracy we should all cherish democracy and actively
Vote at the other end of the political spectrum is Hu of the opposition kmt party he’s Li’s main rival the current mayor of New taipe wants closer relations with Beijing he’s demanding that the people of Taiwan stay United what we need during the election campaign process is chaos but after the
Vote we must be United and face the future of Taiwan together the third man in the race is cener from the smaller Taiwan People’s Party he wants to take advantage of the polarized debate on China and presents himself as the best compromise the main issue for Taiwan is to maintain its current Democratic
Political system and the freedom of its way of life we must find a balance between the two of the three current presidential candidates I’m the only one who’s acceptable to both China and to the United States this is my greatest advantage on Thursday Beijing called on taiwan’s voters to make the right choice
Denouncing the so-called danger posed by Ling tez party the Chinese Army has also vowed to crush any attempt at taiwan’s Independence
Vote counting got under way on Saturday in a Taiwan election held in the shadow of threats from China that choosing the wrong leader could set the stage for war on the self-ruled island.
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9 comments
The 3 parties represent: DPP for independence KMT for Republic of China and TPP no position. They each get about 30% of votes this time. That is 40% Taiwanese aspire for independence, 30% Taiwanese aspire for Republic of China and 30% do not care.
The World just watches and does nothing while China threatens a democratic country. If the EU gave anything about democracy, they would have recognized Taiwan ages ago.
The fact that the EU and the US haven't officially recognized Taiwan just means they don't respect democracy at all. #hypocrites
New global war upcoming?
the air strike against the Yemen people , it was a Mafiz Masonic task , done by Biden ( per what the CIA said ).
Early results are in and Lai (DPP) is in the lead with 42% while the KMT’s Koh is trailing at 34% as for the other guy he’s at 23%. Sorry Xi but the Taiwanese people have spoken and they are not afraid of you.
Taiwan will do fine.
The USA has been pushing the "China threat" for over 50 years. It is USA war mongering nothing more.
DPP has won. 🇹🇼 Putin achieved what the US could never have achieved, unity and a new common enemy…. Autocracy.
Asian democratic powerhouses are now cooperating with western economic powerhouses. The political model and values of the people are part of the reason why countries align. Since the invasion of Ukraine, political cooperation between democracies are more important than ever before. 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🇰🇷 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇮🇳.
American propaganda outlets won't even show Taiwan's candidates or explain their positions and the bigger picture with mainland China. Thank goodness there are actual journalism outlets outside the United States that are willing to do the objective reporting for western civilization needs more than ever. Keep up the great work FRANCE 24 English! 🙂