The Guardian - China-The Chinese shadow over Taiwans election podcast
January 12, 2024 1 min 203 words
这篇报道揭示了台湾选举背后中国的阴影。文章通过介绍中国对台湾的“统一”呼声，强调了中国在台湾选战中的影响。报告者Amy Hawkins采访了台湾总统候选人，呈现了两大主要党派对待中国威胁的不同立场。文章突显了中国与台湾之间的复杂关系，以及两党如何以对抗或对话的方式应对这种威胁。在这个紧张的时刻，选民面临着对维护台湾安全的不同方案的选择。报道突显了中国对台湾选情的直接影响，以及选民在维护民主和和平之间的权衡。这不仅是一场选战，更是一场政治和意识形态的较量。
On the eve of Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections, the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, tells Michael Safi why relations with China have dominated the campaigns.
In his new year’s message, China’s president, Xi Jinping, reiterated his call for the “reunification” of China and Taiwan, an idea that the main three political parties in Taiwan reject. The Chinese Communist party has never ruled in Taiwan.
On the ballot, voters will be presented with different approaches to dealing with the threat.
Amy attends a rally in the capital, Taipei, for the ruling Democratic Progressive party (DPP), which argues that standing up to China is the only way to keep Taiwan safe.
“There’s a lot of talk at the Democratic Progressive party rally about this for the choice between democracy and autocracy,” Amy tells Michael. “They present themselves as the party that will preserve Taiwan’s democracy.”
The main opposition party, Kuomintang (KMT), argues that keeping an open dialogue and economic links with China is the way to preserve peace.
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