Alexander Yui pledges to deepen Taiwan-US ties
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Taiwan officials have warned that China is trying to sway the democratically governed island's Jan. 13 presidential and legislative election, which is happening as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure to try to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty. Despite a lack of formal ties, Washington is Taiwan's main diplomatic backer and arms supplier, and U.S. President Joe Biden has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to respect Taiwan's electoral process.
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
Vice President William Lai, who is also the DPP’s presidential candidate, transited New York and San Francisco this week.
Taiwan and the United States both say the stopovers are routine, but China has denounced them and called Lai a separatist "troublemaker."