Australia has urged Xi Jinping’s government to restrain from any dangerous military activities after the candidate Beijing openly loathes won this weekend’s presidential election in Taiwan.
Beijing’s effort to keep William Lai out of Taiwan’s presidential office failed. But this weekend’s result creates new opportunities for Xi Jinping — and increases pressure on Canberra.
Taiwanese voters shrug off Beijing’s war threats and deliver a historic third term to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s William Lai.
China says any ‘miscalculations’ in Canberra’s ties with the next Taiwanese government would see the Australian people ‘pushed over the edge of an abyss’.
The leading candidate in Taiwan’s presidential election says he is open to dialogue with Beijing amid fears about China’s response to Saturday’s election.
Taiwan’s main opposition party says winning this Saturday’s election would reduce the chances of a catastrophic war in the Indo-Pacific and ‘buy time’ for Australia’s AUKUS submarines.
It’s one of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints. The candidate Beijing hates is narrowly in front. Here’s all you need to know about next week’s Taiwanese election.
Taiwan does not allow postal votes, so every four years thousands fly home to participate in the only Chinese-speaking democracy in the world.
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked on Tuesday while talking to reporters in the port city of Busan.
Alone in a tiny prison cell, the Hong Konger Beijing loathes more than any other marked Christmas for a third year in solitary confinement.
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