James Diaz
Taiwan is set to vote in its 2020 presidential and legislative elections that will answer the question of whether the island looks toward or away from China. The answer will come from one of two presidential candidates: Incumbent leader Tsai Ing-wen and her main challenger Han Kuo-yu. Tsai Ing wen comes from the independence minded Democratic Progressive Party. Han Kuo-yu is from the opposition Kuomintang which advocates closer ties with China. These opposing stances have defined electoral politics in Taiwan since the 90s. But it’s on the Taiwanese island of Kinmen, just about 5 kilometers from China at its closest point, that you can really see the influence that China has on Taiwan.
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