Taiwan Voters Cast Ballots in Local Elections Framed as Battle Against China

Taiwan Voters Cast Ballots in Local Elections Framed as Battle Against China
Residents queue outside a polling station at an elementary school to vote in local elections in Taipei on Nov. 24, 2018. Chris Stowers/AFP/Getty Images
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Taiwanese voters head to the polls on Saturday in local midterm elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about defending Taiwan’s democracy amid rising tensions with China.

Taiwanese voters will cast ballots for their mayors, city council members, and local councilors as well as a referendum on whether to lower the legal voting age from 20 to 18, Focus Taiwan reported. Focus Taiwan is the international website of Central News Agency, the Taiwanese state broadcaster.
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