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Beijing

Diplomatic poaching

In the presidential elections held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai emerged victorious.

Goliath strikes

They were left with no option because to crack down on protests, Beijing used the world’s preoccupation with the virus that had originated in China to enact a tough new security law.

Last nail

Hong Kong had last year faced months of protests by those who seek greater freedoms, but the movement was sought to be stifled, first, by harsh police measures and, when they appeared to be failing, through a new security law that criminalised “secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces.”