China's muted reaction to Taiwan's election result may signal a waiting game
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A metal bed sits in the middle of the rehearsal stage. Chinese actor Liu Ye stands next to it, sometimes whispering and sometimes running around the bed. With days left before the preview of the Chinese edition of French classic Les Misérables in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province on Friday and Saturday, he has been rehearsing for his role Jean Valjean, a convict who spent 19 years in prison just for stealing a piece of bread for his sister's starving children.
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
The challenge for Taiwan and for its supporters around the world, including Australia, will be maintaining the status quo.
China's campaign of warplanes, balloons and fearsome rhetoric to intimidate voters in Taiwan's elections may have failed, but few expect President Xi Jinping to deviate from his strategy of maximum pressure.But China's campaign of intimidation, which has become widely regarded as one of Xi's signature policies, is likely to grow, according to analysts.