The wife and daughter of former Czech Senate leader Jaroslav Kubera accused the Chinese embassy of causing his death after sending him two letters ahead of his scheduled trip to Taiwan.
Like most of the past presidential elections, experts think cross-strait issues remain the dominant factor set to impact the election result. Since the DPP continues to campaign under the promise of defending Taiwan’s sovereignty, the 2020 presidential race may be a battle between the anti-unification camp and forces favoring unification with China.
As Taiwan is preparing for the 2020 elections, a rise in populist candidates has revealed many anxieties toward the future of Taiwan and its democracy.
President Tsai Ing-wen is visiting allies in the South Pacific amid growing concerns that they might be thinking of switching allegiance to China.
Five years after the watershed Sunflower Movement in 2014, that generation of activists and experts think Taiwan’s future is more worrisome than ever.