By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments ...
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Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday morning that in the past 24 hours 25 Chinese air force planes had crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line, which previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two sides. In an interview broadcast late Saturday with a Taiwanese television station, but conducted while he was in New York last weekend, Lai said it was not up to China to decide who won the election.
"My position is that Taiwan is not a part of the People's Republic of China. We are willing to link up with the international community and talk to China under the guarantee of security."
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