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China, which claims Taiwan as its own, had portrayed the election as the choice between ‘war and peace’.
China, which claims Taiwan as its own, had portrayed the election as the choice between ‘war and peace’.
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party candidate Lai Ching-te wins the presidential election; Houthi militants threaten a strong response after the United States carries out another strike in Yemen, and in football, Australia beats India in the Asian Cup Group B opener in Qatar.
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.
While there are many issues of importance to Taiwanese voters the big one is how to deal with ties with China.