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A poll with outsize importance: What to know about Taiwan’s election

Taiwanese voters will choose their next president and legislature on January 13. China and the US will be watching.

Al Jazeera

Tory donor’s firm paid for Sunak’s £16,000 one-way helicopter trip to Leeds

Journey was paid for by The Phoenix Partnership, which has won £135m of contracts from NHS and government

The Guardian - UK

With Taiwan's election just a month away, the China threat is emerging as the main talking point

Taiwan is gearing up for important presidential and legislative elections next month. How to manage “cross-strait” relations with China is not surprisingly emerging as the critical issue of the campaigns.

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Taiwan presidential election: opposition in chaos as China looms in background

Voters are faced with a choice of continuity with the ruling DPP or change, with an opposition that favours closer ties with Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Presidential elections: Setback for China as Taiwan opposition splits in dramatic feud

In a significant turn of events that could reshape Taiwan's political landscape, the island's opposition parties, traditionally favoring closer ties with China, have experienced a dramatic split. This development, unfolding before the next year's crucial presidential election, may inadvertently ease the path for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to…

The Times of India

Taiwan opposition registers separate candidates after collapse of unity bid

The opposition’s failure to unite puts the DPP’s William Lai in pole position for January’s presidential election.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan's opposition spent an hour publicly arguing over who will run for president. They can't decide—and the deadline to register is in under 24 hours

Candidates for Taiwan's presidential election on Jan. 13 differ on a key question: How should the self-governing island deal with mainland China?

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Coal isn’t easy to exclude from sustainable development | Explained

It’s theoretically elegant to argue that switching to renewable energy will generate investments and jobs – but it may not work so smoothly in practice since the electricity grid must meet the peak demand at all times. The efficient operation of thermal power plants is critical for India since they…

The Hindu

Taiwan’s opposition coalition fails to pick candidate amid polling dispute

KMT and TPP were due to announce which candidate would run for president on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan’s opposition parties to work together for January election

The Kuomintang and Taiwan People’s Party will run a joint ticket in a bid to beat the ruling DPP’s William Lai.

Al Jazeera

One of Tories’ biggest ever donors profited from £135m of NHS contracts

Exclusive: Frank Hester, who gave Rishi Sunak’s party £5m this summer, is thought to have made huge sums from DHSC deals

The Guardian - UK

Q&A: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu talks elections and China

Island’s top diplomat says Taiwan under ‘constant threat’ from Beijing, which has ‘ambitions over a democratic country’.

Al Jazeera

Healthcare technology entrepreneur ‘donates £5m to Conservatives’

Electoral Commission expected to disclose seven-figure sum donated by Frank Hester OBE in its quarterly data

The Guardian - UK

‘A Trojan horse’? Taiwanese islands weigh plan for ‘peace bridge’ to China

Proposal to create demilitarised zone on Kinmen islands reflects feeling that close ties with Beijing are inevitable

The Guardian - UK

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Taiwan’s choice: who will replace Tsai Ing-wen as president amid China tensions?

The presidential election in 2024 will be decided by 23.5 million people voting on a range of issues, but how each party intends to deal with China looms large

Newsroom.co.nz

Aukus angst catches eye in election year

Could public debate over New Zealand's potential role in a polarising security deal reach similar levels to the Iraq War or the TPP trade deal?

Bangkok Post

UK closer to joining Pacific trade pact

TOKYO: Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are expected to agree this month on allowing Britain to join the free trade pact, Japanese government sources said on Wednesday.

The News Lens

Taiwan Makes History With Universal Cash Payment Plan

Taiwan is giving citizens and permanent residents a one-off cash payment of NT$6,000, a step towards ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are shared by all.

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1.55 trillion yen. spent on TPP measures, but many targets unmet

The government spent about 1.55 trillion yen on measures in fiscal 2015-20 to soften the impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on domestic businesses, but many policy goals have not been achieved, according to the Board of Audit.

Bangkok Post

Kingdom stands to gain from IPEF

News of Thailand's participation in US President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) has caused quite a stir in the kingdom, with some members of the public protesting a move perceived as putting the country at odds with China and Russia.

The Hindu

Explained | What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity?

The U.S.-led economic grouping of a dozen countries representing 40 per cent of the global GDP proposes to advance resilience, economic growth, competitiveness and fairness in member countries. However, some analysts view it as a move to counter China’s growing influence in the region.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

IPEF economic framework launched without tariff reductions

The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) was launched Monday, with the pact positioned as an alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement as part of Washington's efforts to counter China.

Reuters

Biden's Asian economic talks include 13 countries and not China

President Joe Biden launched his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday, leaving it to the 13 founding countries to work out how to enforce their agreements and whether China could ever join.

The Independent UK

Japan welcomes new US Indo-Pacific economic initiative

Japan is welcoming a new U.S. economic initiative for the Indo-Pacific that President Joe Biden is expected to roll out during a visit to Tokyo next week because it demonstrates American commitment to a regional economic order that is not just about market access

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Taiwan eyes opportunity to leapfrog China in race to join trade pact

TAIPEI -- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's decision to lift the ban on imports of food products from Fukushima and four other prefectures appears to be aimed at getting ahead of China in procedures to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). China applied to join the pact…

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