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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2022.Taiwan president quits as party head after China threat bet fails to win votes
By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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yosun
I respect everyone's opinions, however only Taiwanese most understand various Taiwan issues, inside and outside ones which are too complicated to explain here, so through democratic election, millions of Taiwanese made the decision as this news mentioned. By the way it's actually a happy day for most of Taiwanese.
Sh1mon M4sada
Because you have no choice, that's not the same as wanting something. If China hadn't launched its massive air, sea, pseudo land invasion campaign, would Taiwanese prefer democracy over suppression by a totalitarian dictator?
Sh1mon M4sada
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-says-it-sees-less-chinese-interference-ahead-elections-2022-11-23/
A sad day for Taiwan. Poling were saying China's aggression, and attacks on Taiwan air, sea, land domain worked. Taiwanese were asking why no one did anything (USA.???, sanctions???). So they all got scared they'll end up like Ukraine, but without help. So a few days before tge election, the President had to calm people down with regard to China, see link ^. After campaigning for so long on fighting back against China Tsai had to admit defeat, days before tge election, because people were terrified.
China will be repeating this tactic against every democracy it can reach.
yosun
I'm Taiwanese and I agree with Bronco, Mark, Zoroto.
To Venze: Tsai offered to step down as party chief. Of course Taiwanese want peace!
venze
Has DPP's Tsai really offered to step down as party chief or Taiwan president?
KMT significant victory in local elections may signal a change of presidency for a more cordial relationship with China.
Let there be peace..
TokyoOldMan
So the Taiwanese people voted to just sit back and let the CCP walk over them and subjugate them ?
If so, I may as well give up on them all. Lemmings.
Mark
Slowly but surly the inevitable is happening, Peace and Stability is what the people of Taiwan want.
GBR48
China may not need to invade. It may be invited in. The Americans will need to clone Taiwanese chipmaking soon, or China might lock them out of the supply chain.
TokyoOldMan
Voting machines involved ?
TokyoOldMan
The CCP has gotten involved in influencing the outcome.