China puts pressure on Taiwan ahead of election | BBC News

The Taiwanese government has accused China of mounting a huge misinformation campaign to try to influence the outcome of the Island’s presidential election in a little over two weeks time taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party is attempting to win an unprecedented third consecutive term the party is disliked by Beijing which claims Taiwan as its

Own the dpp’s presidential and vice presidential candidates have both been banned from traveling to China from Taiwan Rupert Winfield Hayes now reports it’s 6:00 a.m. and this fighter base on the coast of Taiwan is already a hive of activity on the apron Mirage 2,000 fighter jets from taiwan’s Rapid

Reaction squadrons their job to meet any incoming threat to taiwan’s airspace these Taiwanese fighter jets being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the Taiwan straight to confront Chinese aircraft that are coming across the straight and probing taiwan’s airspace this is now happening multiple times every day these pictures are from Chinese

Television showing their fighter jets and that down below is the coast of Taiwan just over the horizon there is another game of cat and mouse shun Reay puts up a long antenna to EES drop on the radio traffic coming from China’s Navy that’s the Chinese Navy talking to the

Taiwanese Navy saying your territorial Waters that you claim do not exist that the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government of China and that Taiwan is an Inseparable part of China they tell us the Taiwan Strait is peaceful he says then why are there Chinese ships and aircraft harassing us

All the time how is that peaceful back in Taipei the former head of taiwan’s armed forces says China’s tactics are designed to intimidate the Island’s voters and send a warning to its allies I think the China is standing a very strong signal to the United States even Japan this is our area our

Territorial area so I can do whatever I want but they also in the meantime they can use this kind of Deion to make Taiwanese people scare and make Taiwanese people capitulate as polling day approaches there is little sign the intimidation is working at this rally supporters of the

Front runner to win taiwan’s presidency told me they would rather fight than capitulate to Beijing I’m very worried but I’m not afraid because I will be volunteer to be a soldier if they invent our beautiful country if someday we may be war or or something else I’m not

Afraid because I think I’m Taiwanese I need to protect my my country on the coast the Jets are returning from yet another Patrol Taiwan has fewer than 300 fighter jets China more than 2,000 whoever wins taiwan’s presidential race will face a military balance tipping ever more in China’s

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The Taiwanese government has accused China of mounting a huge misinformation campaign to try and influence the outcome of the island’s presidential election in a little over two weeks’ time.

Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is attempting to win an unprecedented third consecutive term.

China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be under Beijing’s control.

The DPP’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates have both been banned from traveling to China or Hong Kong.

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48 comments

  1. Taiwan is part of China. Imagine Hawaii does what Taiwan is doing. What do you think Washington will do? 🤔

  4. 🍁 قال تعالى:{ وَأَنْفِقُوا مِمَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ * وَلَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تعملون) قال تعالى:
    { إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ * كَانُوا قَلِيلاً مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ * وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ * وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ } اخي احنا اخوانكم وابنائكم ايتام وفقرا ومحتاجين اني في وجه الله ثم في وجهك ثم في وجه والديك انك توقف معانا تساعدنا بقدر الاستطاعه والله الذي لا إله إلا هو الحي القيوم اننا جالسين داخل البيت بدون الأكل اسالك بالله انك تساعدنا فرجها علينا الله يفرجها عليك دنيا وآخره هذا رقمي واتساب واتصال اذا حبيت تفعل معنا خير هذ رقم الوتساب 00967717485059//آني مبدي اهينانفسياانيافقط كل مبدي انسان يتجمل معيا لوجه الله يساعدنيا بحق مكينه خياطه أكون اشتغل عليه وصراف النفسي والخواني ومعدابهدل نفسي أو أطلب أحد@…… ..

  8. Now there is crucial requirement for china is to do something against this scroundle,poisionous,country india,,before the issue of ladakh and arunachal,,,

  10. Taiwan is China. In the United States, pressure is also exerted on candidates on the eve of elections, and this is considered the norm, as is commonly believed, in a democratic state.

  12. Funny when the father of misinformation Mr. BBC talking about Chinese misinformation…. Hypocritical in every possible sense…

  13. this is some of the most biased reporting by the BBC. just anti china from the get go. they didn’t even bother to make it slightly balanced 😂😂

  17. Why have we got a white woman presenting BBC!!!!! Remove her immediately and stick an ethnic news reader on now 🎁😡😡.

  18. Taiwans airspace? are we going to refere to transnistria as transnistrian airspace aswell or are we going to call crimea russian airspace be real now

  21. 哈哈哈哈! 現在英國與美國都算是舔共的孬種，畢竟都是拋棄自由民主的中華民國，反而跟共產中國政權建交。

  24. who tf still believes what the BBC says?? Especially when the BBC reporter is telling us what was said over the radio… Ok buddy, we definitely believe what you're saying..

  25. Israel has killed many civilians, including aid workers, journalists and hostages. More than 20,000 Palestinians have lost their lives (mostly women and children).
    Yasmin Porat survived October 7th and she stated that IDF killed Israeli captives (Haboker Hazeh radio program on 15 October 2023).
    Israel bombed the third oldest church in the world (Gaza Greek Orthodox Church), civilian convoy, Rafah crossing, refugee camp etc. Israel used white phosphorus in civilian areas. Indiscriminate attacks are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions and customary international law.,

  31. Taiwan is historic Chinese territory that belongs to the entirety of the millenial Chinese civilization and not just to a fraction of them.
    Reunification is inevitable and Taiwan must decide if it will take place peacefully or as with Taiwan as a pile of rubble abandoned by the same people who are abandoning Ukraine and recently, unceremoniously abandoned the Afghan people at hands of Talibam head choppers.
    Doing the same mistake as Volodimir Zelensky and trusting Americans and europeans will mean the ruin of Taiwan.

  34. There is no such a thing Taiwan's airspace 😂😂😂
    Not even the UN recognises Taiwan as a country. 😂😂😂
    Chinese provinces have no independent airspace 😂😂😂
    No one can fool reality those who insist end abandoned and in ruins like Vietnam, South Korea, Lebanom, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine.

  35. China can build all the planes it wants. It sounds like these citizens of Taiwan want to remain free to pursue their own destiny even in the face of aggressive intimidation. China will not defeat that.

  36. Please note that by 2024 India will take over the US as the world number 1 superpower.
    So does it mean that Taiwan will shift from American lapdog now to Indian lapdog next ??

  42. Taiwan people now are much more advanced, privileged, free lively country. If china occupies forcibly like Tibet, the small nation will be a ghost country.

  44. Went to Taiwan in 2018, loved every moment of it. Spoke what the hell i wanted about the Xi Jinping and the CCP without fear. Supporting Taiwanese autonomy all the way!

  47. Would western medias make up their minds?
    Isn't the story of China's military invasion on Taiwan, the main message you tried to put across to everyone in the world?
    If so, why should China bother about influencing the election in Taiwan?
    Try to influence the election then invasion can be easy or get China to feel higher?

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