Taiwan Will Go to the Polls in 10 Days, and an Advocate of Independence Is Leading the Fray, Putting Beijing on the Spot
Nationalist Party is cozying up to the mainland 75 years after its defeat by Mao’s Red Army.
In the Republic of China on Taiwan, a pivotal presidential election on January 13 will boil down to a contest between serious Taiwan nationalists and old-time Chinese “Nationalists.” Both sides are staunchly anti-communist but have quite different ideas about steering clear of the wrath of the “People’s Republic of China.”
Much to the chagrin of the Communist Chinese party boss, Xi Jinping, watching from the mainland, the Taiwan nationalist candidate has emerged as the likely winner against the candidate of the Kuomintang, the Nationalist Party, now cozying up to Beijing nearly 75 years after its defeat by Mao’s Red Army.
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