CCP Interference Looms Large Over Taiwan’s January 2024 Elections

The Chinese communist regime is looking to influence Taiwan’s presidential election on Jan. 13, analysts say.

(L-R) Lai Ching-te, presidential candidate from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP); Hou Yu-ih, presidential candidate from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT); and Ko Wen-je, presidential candidate from the opposition Taiwan People's Party (TPP) pose for a picture during a debate in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 30, 2023. Pei Chen/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

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Voters in Taiwan are heading to the polls in less than two weeks to elect a new government for the next four years. The free and fair elections are overshadowed by China’s influence campaigns trying to swing the election results in its favor.