Taiwan details China drills, VP says election not China’s to call

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[1/3] Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai waves at Taoyuan International Airport following his trip to the United States and Paraguay, in Taoyuan, Taiwan August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TAIPEI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Taiwan's election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments broadcast after China carried out military drills around the island in anger at his visit this month to the United States. Lai, the front-runner in polls to be Taiwan's next president at elections in January, made brief stopovers in the United States this month...