TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A year ago, Taiwan’s leader was on the ropes. A victory for Tsai and her independence-leaning party would likely herald continued tensions and a further souring of relations with China, which considers self-governing Taiwan a renegade province. The Chinese leader upped the pressure on Taiwan to join China under the “one country, two systems” framework that governs Hong Kong. Then came the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests, which erupted in June. He sees these factors and the remaking of Tsai’s image as equally if not more important than the Hong Kong protests in restoring Tsai’s popularity.

Source: Egypt Independent January 09, 2020 03:56 UTC