How China wants to sway Taiwan’s election

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On Tuesday afternoon this week at 3:14 pm local time (07:14 am UTC), all cell phones in Taiwan sounded an alarm, four times in a row. “Air Raid Alert! Missile flyover Taiwan airspace, be aware,” warned the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense in English. It sparked the question in many people’s minds: Is Beijing attacking days before the Taiwanese presidential and parliamentary elections? Many foreign journalists, including DW reporter Richard Walker, also received the warning message during a press conference with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. Advertisement But the minister was able to reassure everyone, as the Chinese language warning message...