Taiwan rivals in final election push as China's shadow looms

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Taiwan's presidential rivals will hold mass rallies in a final push to convince voters ahead of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections

Taiwan's 2020 presidential election candidate, Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party , centre, attends a campaign rally in Taipei, Taiwan, January 9, 2020.

Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to one day retake the island, by force if necessary.President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking a second term, has pitched herself as a defender of Taiwan's liberal values against the increasingly authoritarian shadow cast by Beijing under President Xi Jinping.

Taiwan bans the publishing polls within 10 days of elections but Tsai has led comfortably throughout the campaign. It also poached seven of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic allies, hopeful that a stick approach would convince Taiwan's voters to punish Tsai at the ballot box. But analysts say Tsai's ability to seize on the protests in Hong Kong, as well as Taiwan's successful economic navigation of the US-China trade war, have boosted her fortunes.

"Han Kuo-yu was a bad choice for the KMT," said Glaser. "He has made many gaffes and provided little details about his policies."

 

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