Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-teh of the Democratic Progressive Party is leading opinion polls for the 2024 presidential race
after the collapse of a pro-China opposition alliance. The ruling DPP party seeks to strengthen ties with the United States and
confront China, while China criticizes Lai and warns against DPP-led independence movements.
Vice President
Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te, who is also a member of the ruling Democratic
Progressive Party, is leading in the first public opinion poll since the collapse of the
of the alliance of opposition parties for the upcoming presidential election in January 2024.
in January 2024. This was reported by UNN with reference to Bloomberg.
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Due to the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for January 13, 2024, the first public opinion poll was conducted in Taiwan. According to Bloomberg, Vice President of the ruling DPP Lai Ching-teh is leading in the first poll, following the collapse of the alliance between China-friendly opposition parties. As indicated, this poll result improves Lai Chin Te's chances of winning by splitting the opposition's votes between the two candidates.
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The ruling DPP party,
known for its opposition to closer ties between Taiwan and China, is now seeking to
to strengthen relations with the United States and its allies to counter China's influence.
Thus, the DPP administration will further impede the clear goal of
of Chinese President Xi Jinping to return Taiwan to Beijing's control.
Earlier, China
previously said it was not interfering in Taiwan's elections, but on Monday it
criticized Lai. Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the government department in Beijing that
dealing with Taiwan-related issues, said in a statement that the island's residents
islanders should understand that a "persecutor of Taiwan's independence" such as the
DPP candidate is a "troublemaker" and "war monger."
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate from the opposition
presidential candidate from the opposition Kuomintang, Hou Yiu-yi (侯友宜), said on Monday
that he is the only presidential candidate who clearly opposes formal
Taiwan's independence, as he believes it would help achieve peace across the
Taiwan Strait.
I opposed Taiwan's independence. We must reduce the risk of war and create a win-win situation [across the Taiwan Strait]. (...) Taiwan's independence will only lead to war,"
To recap,
Recently, China's military
China's military accused the United States of having illegally entered the territory of the USS
Hopper had illegally entered Chinese territorial waters in the
South China Sea.