Taiwan Warns of a Trap as China Offers More Access for Taiwan Firms

Taiwan Warns of a Trap as China Offers More Access for Taiwan Firms
Military honor guards attend a flag-raising ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 16, 2018. yrone Siu/Reuters
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BEIJING/TAIPEI—China unveiled measures on Nov. 4 to further open its markets to firms from self-ruled Taiwan, including capital raising, as Taiwan warned its people not to be taken in by moves at “enticement” ahead of a January presidential election.
China claims democratic Taiwan as its own and has stepped up pressure on the strategically located island since President Tsai Ing-wen assumed office in 2016, fearing she wishes to push for its formal independence, a red line for Beijing.