Taiwan election: Tsai Ing-Wen wins landslide in rebuke to China

[TerrexLee]

Taiwanese voters have re-elected incumbent president Tsai Ing-Wen in a landslide election that serves as a sharp rebuke to Beijing and its attempts to intimidate and cajole Taiwan into China’s fold.

Winning more than 8m votes, the most any presidential candidate has garnered since Taiwan began holding direct elections for the position in 1996, Tsai easily defeated her opponent Han Kuo-yu, whose Kuomintang party promotes closer ties with China.

“This election is about whether or not we choose freedom and democracy,” Tsai said, delivering her victory speech in Taipei. “We must work to keep our country safe and defend our sovereignty.”

More than 14 million citizens travelled to their hometowns to vote in the presidential and legislative election on Saturday, casting ballots in schools, temples, parking lots and community centres. Tsai’s party also maintained its majority of seats in the legislature.

Tsai’s win, coming after major losses for her Democratic Progressive party (DPP) in the 2018 midterm elections, marks a dramatic comeback helped by a slowly improving economy, missteps by the opposition and mass protests in Hong Kong that exposed what coming under Beijing’s authority might look like to many young Taiwanese.

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[laksaboy]

Thank you defector PRC spy.

 

[Pinkieslut]

Thank you defector PRC spy.

alreadt sexposed as a faked spy. That’s why the western media Diam Diam no more follow up lol.

 

[laksaboy]

alreadt sexposed as a faked spy. That’s why the western media Diam Diam no more follow up lol.

He's not a fake spy. Don't fall for the CCP propaganda.

Just because you don't hear follow-up media reports doesn't mean nothing is happening in the background. In fact, it's probably wise to not report on anything at all, do not alert the enemies.

All these spies have some dirt on them, so if exposed, their masters can have plausible deniability. Say they're not credible etc. It's an insurance policy. The Chicoms screamed that he was a 'fake spy' just hours after the Australian broadcast. It's as though they had their talking points prepared in advance.

He was sent death threats. And if he were sent back to China, he would be dead. Why would you want to kill a fake spy?

The people whom he had ratted on were definitely not fake. Some were arrested by the Taiwanese govt.

And that's why the Taiwan election happened the way it did.

 

[CPTMiller]

Thank you defector PRC spy.

China says he a fake spy 零零发

 

[Pinkieslut]

He's not a fake spy. Don't fall for the CCP propaganda.

Just because you don't hear follow-up media reports doesn't mean nothing is happening in the background. In fact, it's probably wise to not report on anything at all, do not alert the enemies.

All these spies have some dirt on them, so if exposed, their masters can have plausible deniability. Say they're not credible etc. It's an insurance policy. The Chicoms screamed that he was a 'fake spy' just hours after the Australian broadcast. It's as though they had their talking points prepared in advance.

He was sent death threats. And if he were sent back to China, he would be dead. Why would you want to kill a fake spy?

The people whom he had ratted on were definitely not fake. Some were arrested by the Taiwanese govt.

And that's why the Taiwan election happened the way it did.

any Follow up since the big Hoo haa a month ago?

there Are CCP spies but this joker is not one of them?

 

[Pinkieslut]

China releases court video of self-proclaimed spy Wang Liqiang allegedly confessing to fraud
By defence correspondent Andrew Greene and Jason Fang
28 Nov 2019, 10:25am
Updated




YouTube: The video China has released purporting to show Wang Liqiang confessing to fraud
Courtroom video of a Chinese spy who is seeking political asylum in Australia has been published online, purporting to show him confessing to fraud during a 2016 trial.

Key points:

• Mr Wang is seeking asylum in Australia after going public with allegations of Chinese spying in Australia
• China has repeatedly sought to discredit the comments of the self-proclaimed spy
• Mr Wang said he was ordered to go to Taiwan to disrupt elections there but decided to stay in Australia and seek asylum

The vision first surfaced on Wednesday via Chinese state-run Global Times, but the ABC has been unable to independently verify its authenticity.

Wang Liqiang has gone public with details of Beijing's espionage activities in Australia, and his involvement in covert operations trying to undermine democracy movements in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The ABC has translated the video, in which the public prosecutor alleged Mr Wang "made up the facts, concealed the truth and defrauded others of property for the purpose of illegal possession".

"Dear judge, the result of my action was due to my lack of awareness of law, so I hope the court could give me a lighter punishment. That's all," Mr Wang said in the video.

The 27-year-old father is now in hiding as Australian intelligence agencies assess his claims and decide whether he should be granted protection.

The Chinese embassy in Canberra hit back at Mr Wang's claims at the weekend, accusing him of being a convicted fraudster who was wanted by police after fleeing Hong Kong on a fake passport.

Chinese espionage claims

A man is dead. Another fears being killed. Here's a breakdown of the bombshell claims about foreign interference.
It referenced a Shanghai police statement, which said it had opened an investigation into Mr Wang in April after he allegedly cheated 4.6 million yuan ($960,000) through a "fake investment project" involving car imports in February.

The embassy said Mr Wang left for Hong Kong the same month the investigation was opened, with a "fake" Chinese passport and "fake" permanent Hong Kong resident ID.

Now Chinese authorities have stepped up their attack, releasing vision claiming to show the then student facing a People's Court in Nanping, where he confessed to defrauding a sum of 120,000 yuan ($25,000).

Mr Wang has rejected the Shanghai police statement.

He has said he was ordered to travel to Taiwan on a fake South Korean passport, on a Chinese mission to meddle ahead of the territory's 2020 presidential elections.

He instead remained in Australia and engaged with the Australian Government's counter-espionage agency and went public with his account.

Photo: Julie Bishop said there were "fascinating questions" that the scandal had produced. (ABC News: Andrew Kennedy)Bishop casts doubt on spy claims
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has cast doubt on the credibility Mr Wang.

Some Australian politicians have called for Mr Wang to be granted protection in Australia, a counter to Chinese embassy accusations that he is a convicted fraudster.

Ms Bishop said the fact that Mr Wang publicly outed himself raised "fascinating questions".

"In my experience if they were truly a spy from any nation who was engaged in such high level espionage, that person would be enveloped in our intelligence community and would be nowhere near the media," she said.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

The chicoms love to kpkb. If they not happy..than invade taiwan lah. Talk soo much crap for wat? Nothing but a load of hot air.
China rebukes countries for congratulating Tsai Ing-wen after landslide Taiwan election win
Posted 35 minutes ago

Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwanese people used their vote to show the world the value of democracy.(AP: Chiang Ying-Ying)
Beijing has slammed senior officials from the United States, Britain and Japan for congratulating Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen after her landslide election victory.
Key points:

• Beijing reprimanded the countries for violating the One-China principle
• The principle states there is only one China, and Taiwan is seen as a renegade province
• The US congratulated Ms Tsai on her re-election but only recognises Beijing, not Taipei

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters on Sunday that Beijing urged the international community to continue adhering to the "One-China principle".
"We hope and believe that … [they will] understand and support the just cause of Chinese people to oppose the secessionist activities for 'Taiwan independence' and realise national reunification," he said.
Ms Tsai, of the Democratic Progressive Party, was re-elected over the weekend with some 57 per cent of the popular vote, while Beijing-friendly rival Han Kuo-yu from the opposition party Kuomintang received just 39 per cent.
In a statement on Twitter, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Ms Tsai for her re-election and the self-ruling island's democratic election system.
"Thank you President Tsai for your leadership in developing a strong US partnership."
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden also extended his congratulations to Ms Tsai on Twitter, saying "you are stronger because of your free and open society".
"The United States should continue strengthening our ties with Taiwan and other like-minded democracies," he wrote.
Meeting with the de facto US ambassador to Taipei, William Brent Christensen, a day after the election, Ms Tsai said: "Taiwan's people once again use the vote in their hands to show the world the value of democracy."
Responding to questions about the congratulatory messages on Sunday, Mr Geng told reporters the election in Taiwan was "a local affair in China" and reprimanded the countries for violating the One-China principle.
The One-China principle states there is only one China, and Taiwan is seen as a renegade province.
"We oppose any form of official exchanges between Taiwan and countries who have diplomatic ties with China.
"It is hoped that the countries concerned will earnestly abide by the One-China principle, not develop any official relations and conduct any official exchanges with Taiwan, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, not send any wrong signals to 'Taiwan pro-independence' forces."
He added that the Chinese Government's opposition to "two Chinas" and "one China, one Taiwan" would not change.
'So happy to see Tsai Ing-wen has been re-elected'

Tsai Ing-wen won by a landside in a major blow to Beijing.(AP: Chiang Ying-Ying)
While Beijing expressed strong opposition to any congratulatory language towards Ms Tsai's re-election, comments that flowed in during a livestream of the Taiwan elections on YouTube showed many Chinese citizens were also happy with the result.
"I heard this! I am one of the people across the strait! Congratulation to Tsai! Add Oil! Taiwanese [people] won the great Tsai, and her democracy and freedom!" said another.
Cen Yongkang, the host of a Taiwan current affairs program Global Perspective, speculated that comments from mainland Chinese users — who typically wrote in simplified Chinese — could be differentiated from those of Taiwanese people, who wrote in traditional Chinese.
But on Chinese social media platform Weibo, which is exposed to censorship, the public sentiment towards Ms Tsai's election win stood as a stark contrast to the sentiment on YouTube.
One user questioned why Taiwanese people can "democratically elect a President", while another questioned why CCTV's election analysis was proven wrong.

Chinese state media presented Han Kuo-yu as more likely candidate to win the election.(REUTERS: Tyrone Siu)
Li Jiannan, a renowned political commentator in Taiwan, said on Global Perspective that the confusion could be caused by "fake news" about the election.
He said news coverage on the mainland in the lead up to the election depicted Mr Han as more popular than Ms Tsai, so people were blind-sided by Ms Tsai's win.
However, state news agency Xinhua claimed in an editorial that Ms Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party had used "dirty tactics" such as "cheating, repression and intimidation to get votes, fully exposing their selfish, greedy and evil nature".
State-owned Global Times tabloid newspaper also warned in an editorial against the US, "which has been regarding China as a strategic competitor", of getting up to "more little tricks" on the Taiwan issue in the coming years.
However, the US itself is formally a diplomatic ally of Beijing rather than Taipei, which only has 15 remaining allies around the world.
Additional reporting by Kai Feng