Drum Tower: Taiwan goes to the polls

<p>China is watching <a href="economist.com/interactive/2024-taiwan-election…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taiwan’s next presidential</a> race closely. The results will <a href="economist.com/china/2024/01/04/for-china-taiwa…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">influence Xi Jinping’s</a> next steps when it comes to resolving the “Taiwan question”. </p><br><p>Ahead of the vote on January 13th, Alice Su, our senior China correspondent, goes to campaign rallies of the 3 parties in the race. We meet voters, young and old, who each have a different idea of who should win and why. Together with David Rennie, our Beijing bureau chief, they ask: is the election of Taiwan’s next President really a choice between war or peace, as some candidates are saying?</p><br><p>If you’re interested in Taiwan, listen to our four-part series on the future of the island. </p><br><p>1. <a href="economist.com/podcasts/2023/10/24/what-does-ta…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What does Taiwan want?</a></p><p>2. <a href="economist.com/podcasts/2023/10/31/how-strong-i…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How strong is Taiwan’s silicon shield?</a></p><p>3. <a href="economist.com/podcasts/2023/11/07/is-taiwan-re…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is Taiwan ready for war?</a></p><p>4. <a href="economist.com/podcasts/2023/11/14/could-china-…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Could China take over Taiwan without force?</a></p><br><p><em>Sign up for a </em><a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus?purch…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>free trial</em></a><em> of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href="myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Econ…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href="youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>

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