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First Hong Kong, Then Taiwan: How Democracy Is Moving in on China
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract On January 11, Taiwan voters re-elected incumbent President Dr. Tsai, a proponent of de facto Taiwanese independence vis-à-vis mainland China. This comes only three months after voters in Hong Kong boosted the city’s democracy movement in district elections. These two elections have shifted the deba... view more
On January 11, Taiwan voters re-elected incumbent President Dr. Tsai, a proponent of de facto Taiwanese independence vis-à-vis mainland China. This comes only three months after voters in Hong Kong boosted the city’s democracy movement in district elections. These two elections have shifted the debate about political legitimacy in Chinese-speaking East Asia, increasing pressure on China’s Communist party. Most major, democratic nations were quick to congratulate Tsai, with one notable exception: Germany.... view less
Keywords
formulation of political objectives; Hong Kong; democratization; presidential election; Taiwan; China
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
3 p.
Series
DGAP Commentary, 1
ISSN
1864-3477
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0