On January 13, 2024, the Republic of China, also known as “Nationalist China” and Taiwan, will hold its next presidential election. This will be the eighth direct election of a president in Taiwan, the first having been held in 1996. It will also be a contest that showcases the island’s changing identity politics, shifting political preferences, and potential security challenges.
China hosts hundreds of Taiwan politicians before key election;
Treasury creates strike force to stop China's fentanyl;
China has hacked UK nuclear site for years;
PLA warships dock at Cambodia's new naval base;
Italy backs out of the BRI
Unrest on the China-Myanmar border;
Meta removes China's online influence networks;
Ukraine destroys key railway linking China and Russia;
U.S. lawmakers fear a "flood" of Chinese EVs from Mexico;
China eases its pressure campaign on Lithuania
Taiwan ramps up arrests of China's spies;
U.S. provides arms, training to Taiwan's military;
$1 trillion in developing country debt to China is coming due;
China expands its naval base in Cambodia;
Nepal's new Chinese-built airport investigated for corruption
Beijing continues its crackdown on business;
China stocks up on staple crops;
Nepal bans TikTok for spreading malicious content;
Thailand rejects China's police patrol plan;
Applied materials faces probe for selling chips to China