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Taiwan’s Ruling Party Is Getting Tough on China Ahead of 2020 Elections

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Taiwan’s Ruling Party Is Getting Tough on China Ahead of 2020 Elections

DPP legislators have prioritized a flurry of new measures aimed to clamp down on cross-strait engagement between Taiwan and China.

Taiwan’s Ruling Party Is Getting Tough on China Ahead of 2020 Elections
Credit: Presidential Office, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan’s looming 2020 presidential election looks set to hinge on the country’s eternal “China question” as its ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) continues to move forward with new measures aimed to regulate cross-strait affairs and combat what it calls a campaign of Chinese influence.

Last week, Taiwan’s legislature passed amendments extending the period during which former officials with access to state secrets are banned from traveling to China. On Friday, the presidential office formally notified Ma Ying-jeou and Wu Den-yih, formerly Taiwan’s president and vice president, and members of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), of the revised travel restrictions.

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