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In a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as President (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 8 months ago by JCPhoenix@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/11011730

[Submitted link is an NYT gifted link,](In a Setback for Beijing, Taiwan Elects Lai Ching-te as President) so should be a free to all to read.

Taiwan’s vice president, Lai Ching-te, who has faced sustained hostility from China, won the island democracy’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that could prompt Beijing to step up pressure on Taiwan, deepening tensions with Washington.

For many of the millions of Taiwanese citizens who lined up at ballot booths on Saturday, the vote centered on the question of who should lead Taiwan in an increasingly tense standoff with its much larger, autocratic and heavily armed neighbor, China.

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[–] 0x815@feddit.de 5 points 8 months ago

Beijing could have invested all this money for the Chinese people and its economy rather than for a disinformation campaign. It would be better for Taiwan, China, and the rest of the world.