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  • qwamqwamqwamOPMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    China Tries to Gain U.S. Cooperation Over Upcoming Taiwan Elections

    Taiwan’s coming presidential election loomed large in talks between senior Chinese officials and Antony Blinken during the U.S. secretary of state’s recent visit to Beijing, according to people briefed on the matter.

    The people said Beijing tried to size up Washington’s interest in the race in self-ruled Taiwan, with Chinese officials sharing with Blinken their concerns over the presidential candidate of the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP.

    Chinese officials indicated the political position of Vice President Lai Ching-te, considered by Beijing as a member of the “pro-independence” wing, could exacerbate tensions across the Taiwan Strait, further harming the relations between the U.S. and China, the people briefed on the matter said.

    Lai hails from a DPP camp that is typically more aggressive about asserting Taiwan’s independence than President Tsai Ing-wen, who is barred by term limits from running again. Lai, who once described himself as a “pragmatic worker for Taiwan independence,” has moderated his position and, as a candidate, has promised to take a practical approach to China.

    In apparent hopes of eliciting U.S. cooperation, the Chinese officials referred to how in 2003, then-President George W. Bush issued a warning to another Taiwan president and DPP leader, Chen Shui-bian, whose policies threatened the cross-strait status quo. With then-Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sitting next to him in the Oval Office, Bush bluntly cautioned the Taiwanese government against stoking pro-independence sentiment.