BBCNEWS Asia July 5, 2024
important to mention that he has generally softened his stance in the last few years and on the campaign trail since he served as vice president in taiwan he has really espoused more of a pro—status quo, the idea that he will inherit the foreign—policy and domestic policy of the outgoing president and that suggests there will not be any radical change and we do not expect him to formally declare independence anytime soon. that said, the question here is will china believe that? policymakers in beijing are so incredibly wary of his intentions and they are also going to be smarting...