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Taiwan’s residents will go the polls for general elections on Saturday as President Tsai Ing-wen of the ruling US-backed Democratic Progressive Party prepares to step down as her term comes to a close. The campaign has been accompanied by loud claims of interference from abroad. Sputnik asked a leading China watcher for his take on the close race.
Submarines of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy are using adversary forces operating in the South China Sea as practice partners, a move analysts said on Sunday is a pragmatic approach that can not only enhance the boats’ combat capabilities under real conditions, but also deter those hostile forces from making provocative moves on China’s doorsteps.
In the context of the great power game between China and the US, the situation across the Taiwan Straits has entered a more dangerous and fragile new stage featuring long-term confrontation, experts on the Taiwan question said. They noted that the new stage would also be a preparation and transition period for the mainland to further create conditions for the final settlement of the Taiwan question.