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Taiwan Elections Put World on Edge

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate, Lai Ching-te, left, speaks at an international press conference, with his vice presidential candidate, Hsiao Bi-Khim, right, in Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 9. (Getty Images)

By    |   Thursday, 11 January 2024 08:08 AM EST

Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday has much of the world focused on how the outcome could potentially tip Beijing into taking its long-promised military action against the democratic island nation, which China claims as its own.

The People's Liberation Army launched a series of spy balloons over the island as the election nears, and China commentator Gordon Chang noted on social media platform X that the balloons were an attempt by Beijing to influence the election. Three of the balloons flew near Ching-Chuan-Kang airbase, which houses much of Taiwan's air force.

John Rossomando

John Rossomando is an experienced national security and counterterrorism analyst and researcher who writes for Newsmax and has been featured in numerous publications and has been consulted by numerous U.S. government agencies.

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Taiwan's presidential election on Saturday has much of the world focused on how the outcome could potentially tip Beijing into taking its long-promised military action against the democratic island nation, which China claims as its own.
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