Taiwan election: who are the candidates and what is at stake?
- Presidential vote will have far-reaching consequences and set tone for US-China relations
- China is the least of our problems, say Taiwan’s voters on eve of election
In a bumper year of elections, a small archipelago of 24 million people will take part in a presidential vote that will have far-reaching consequences.
On 13 January, voters in Taiwan will choose a new president, who will set the tone for relations between the world’s two biggest superpowers for the years to come.