Posted on 01/10/2020 10:17:05 PM PST by aquila48
Fallout from Hong Kong’s unrest is galvanizing resistance against China on another front: Taiwan.
Protests in Hong Kong against Beijing’s encroachment have inspired widespread sympathy across the self-ruling island of Taiwan, a longstanding subject of tension in the region that is both claimed by Beijing and supported by the U.S. with arms sales and unofficial political ties.
Sympathies in Taiwan for Hong Kong have transformed the political fortunes of the island’s leader, President Tsai Ing-wen, whose ruling party advocates a Taiwanese identity separate from China and is seen as traditionally pro-independence. She has vocally supported the Hong Kong protesters in her campaign for re-election this Saturday, contrasting herself with her main rival—who is seen as friendly with Beijing—by casting her administration as a bulwark against China’s authoritarian influence.
Ms. Tsai has portrayed the election as a choice between defending democracy and caving to Beijing’s will in return for economic benefits. Her message has resonated with voters, who opinion polls indicate are likely to reelect her just a year after handing her party humiliating losses in local elections.
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Polls close at midnight Pacific time. Taiwan’s 16 hours ahead.
Kuomintang is supposedly The Conservative Party???
Wrong. Doesn’t work that way. Not analogous.
Tsai is winning easily.
They should wait until HK infects the mainland. Chicoms could pull a Falklands war just to distract the populace.nThen what do we do?
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