Liang,a 21st-generation descendant of the Hakka people of southern China,yearns for Taiwan and the motherland to be united. He is among those voting on Saturday.
On Saturday,two doctors and a cop will face off to become the leader of Asia’s most vulnerable and vibrant democracy.
China has described Taiwan’s January 13 presidential and parliamentary elections as a choice between war and peace.
The year ahead is likely to be more unstable and violent than 2023. We need to be battle-ready.
The country became the first in South Asia to legalise same-sex marriage,and only the second in the whole of Asia,after Taiwan.
Taiwan defended desperately and,for an hour,successfully,before a moment of quality from Mary Fowler helped set up a 3-0 win in Australia’s last match on home soil in 2023.
After the US announced tighter restrictions on exports of advanced semiconductors to China last week,China has responded by introducing export controls on graphite,a critical material used in the batteries of electric vehicles.
The former prime minister said the future of Taiwan was more important than any other conflict,including the war in Ukraine.
James Cleverly said conflict over Taiwan would collapse China’s economy and take several others down with it. China is Australia’s largest customer.
As the government prepares to announce the new ambassador to China,Beijing has further loosened its restrictions on Australian imports.
Taiwan has said that the past two weeks has seen dozens of fighters,drones,bombers and other aircraft,as well as warships operating nearby.