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CNN Obtained a Confidential Documents Disclosing China's Early Mishandling on COVID-19
One year after the first COVID-19 case in Hubei, CNN published an exclusive report on the receipt of 117 pages of a confidential internal document today, from an anonymous source in Hubei. The report shows that China underestimated and concealed the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, and sent misleading information to the public during the early stages of the pandemic.
The report shows that as early as February 10, Hubei province had 5,918 new cases including clinical diagnoses, more than twice the number of confirmed cases announced publicly in China on that day. Hubai categorised these almost 6,000 reported cases into 2345 confirmed cases, 1772 clinically diagnosed cases and 1,796 suspected cases. However, the province did not disclose the number of clinically diagnosed cases by the doctors.
#COVID19 #China #Wuhan #Hubei #CNN
Source: The Stand News #Dec01
https://bit.ly/2WfgnMF
One year after the first COVID-19 case in Hubei, CNN published an exclusive report on the receipt of 117 pages of a confidential internal document today, from an anonymous source in Hubei. The report shows that China underestimated and concealed the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, and sent misleading information to the public during the early stages of the pandemic.
The report shows that as early as February 10, Hubei province had 5,918 new cases including clinical diagnoses, more than twice the number of confirmed cases announced publicly in China on that day. Hubai categorised these almost 6,000 reported cases into 2345 confirmed cases, 1772 clinically diagnosed cases and 1,796 suspected cases. However, the province did not disclose the number of clinically diagnosed cases by the doctors.
#COVID19 #China #Wuhan #Hubei #CNN
Source: The Stand News #Dec01
https://bit.ly/2WfgnMF
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Confidential document says Beijing refuses to fund local CDC, bureaucracy causes collapse of the medical system and loss of epidemic prevention and fighting function
The initial outbreak of Wuhan COVID-19 in China has spread globally. The leaked documents received by CNN not only reflect China's mishandling of the epidemic but also reveal that China's health care system has been riddled with problems for a prolonged period of time and that when the epidemic escalated, officials and medical personnel generally took it lightly, further contributing to the global outbreak of the virus.
After SARS in 2003, the Chinese authorities spent 167 million USD (about 1.3 billion HKD) to set up a notification system. Theoretically, the system allows regional hospitals or disease prevention centres to directly report outbreaks to the central government and share relevant information with the entire country. However, according to a report in the paper, the system itself slowed down, and other bureaucratic constraints have further impeded information flow.
Compared to major cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, Wuhan's medical system received relatively few resources. An audit report completed last October pointed out that Hubei Province's disease prevention centre was underfunded. The lack of proper testing equipment and motivated medical staff, especially in the early stages of the outbreak when they still used SARS-era equipment, was completely neglected by the Chinese Bureaucracy.
#China #SARS #COVID19 #Pandemic #Epidemic #WuhanVirus #CNN #MedicalSystem #MedicalStaff
Source: Apple Daily #Dec01
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201201/BPEWL3L7FZC3RFGNWLBEWQ5P7M/
The initial outbreak of Wuhan COVID-19 in China has spread globally. The leaked documents received by CNN not only reflect China's mishandling of the epidemic but also reveal that China's health care system has been riddled with problems for a prolonged period of time and that when the epidemic escalated, officials and medical personnel generally took it lightly, further contributing to the global outbreak of the virus.
After SARS in 2003, the Chinese authorities spent 167 million USD (about 1.3 billion HKD) to set up a notification system. Theoretically, the system allows regional hospitals or disease prevention centres to directly report outbreaks to the central government and share relevant information with the entire country. However, according to a report in the paper, the system itself slowed down, and other bureaucratic constraints have further impeded information flow.
Compared to major cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, Wuhan's medical system received relatively few resources. An audit report completed last October pointed out that Hubei Province's disease prevention centre was underfunded. The lack of proper testing equipment and motivated medical staff, especially in the early stages of the outbreak when they still used SARS-era equipment, was completely neglected by the Chinese Bureaucracy.
#China #SARS #COVID19 #Pandemic #Epidemic #WuhanVirus #CNN #MedicalSystem #MedicalStaff
Source: Apple Daily #Dec01
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201201/BPEWL3L7FZC3RFGNWLBEWQ5P7M/
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#CNN Exclusive : Reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility, 130km from Hong Kong
//The #US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and helps operate it warned of an "imminent #RadiologicalThreat," according to US officials and documents reviewed by CNN.
The warning included an accusation that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in #Guangdong province in order to avoid having to shut it down, according to a letter from Framatome the French company to the US Department of Energy obtained by CNN.
#Framatome had reached out to the US in order to obtain a waiver that would allow them to share American technical assistance in order to resolve the issue at the Chinese plant. There are only two reasons why this waiver would be granted, and one is an "imminent radiological threat," the same verbiage used in the June 8 memo.
The memo claims the Chinese limit was increased to exceed French standards, yet it remains unclear how that compares to US limits.
"It is not surprising that the French would reach out," according to Cheryl Rofer, a nuclear scientist who retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2001. "In general, this sort of thing is not extraordinary, particularly if they think the country they are contacting has some special ability to help."
"But #China likes to project that everything is just fine, all the time," she added.
...the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant published a statement on its website Sunday night local time, maintaining that environmental readings for both the plant and its surrounding area were "normal."...//
Read the full article:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/china-nuclear-reactor-leak-us-monitoring/index.html
Source: CNN #Jun14
#Taishan #NuclearPowerPlant #MadeinChina #NuclearCrisis #Radioactivity #Leak
//The #US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and helps operate it warned of an "imminent #RadiologicalThreat," according to US officials and documents reviewed by CNN.
The warning included an accusation that the Chinese safety authority was raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in #Guangdong province in order to avoid having to shut it down, according to a letter from Framatome the French company to the US Department of Energy obtained by CNN.
#Framatome had reached out to the US in order to obtain a waiver that would allow them to share American technical assistance in order to resolve the issue at the Chinese plant. There are only two reasons why this waiver would be granted, and one is an "imminent radiological threat," the same verbiage used in the June 8 memo.
The memo claims the Chinese limit was increased to exceed French standards, yet it remains unclear how that compares to US limits.
"It is not surprising that the French would reach out," according to Cheryl Rofer, a nuclear scientist who retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2001. "In general, this sort of thing is not extraordinary, particularly if they think the country they are contacting has some special ability to help."
"But #China likes to project that everything is just fine, all the time," she added.
...the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant published a statement on its website Sunday night local time, maintaining that environmental readings for both the plant and its surrounding area were "normal."...//
Read the full article:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/china-nuclear-reactor-leak-us-monitoring/index.html
Source: CNN #Jun14
#Taishan #NuclearPowerPlant #MadeinChina #NuclearCrisis #Radioactivity #Leak
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Exclusive: US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility | CNN Politics
The US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and helps operate it warned of an “imminent radiological threat,” according to US officials and documents reviewed…
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1444 #台山核電廠 #核洩漏 #國際要聞
CNN於本周獲得美國政府內部文件，顯示中國台山核電廠正出現核洩漏事故。
法國核能公司Framatome於8/6向美國能源部求助，指其協助興建及營運的台山核電廠正洩漏核分裂氣體。Framatome另指中國有關部門已提高對相關核洩漏的限制達一倍，已避免將台山核電廠暫時關閉。Framatome於文件中指出，原本的核洩漏限制與國際要求相同，但新指標有可能影響核電廠人員及鄰近地區民眾，而台山核電廠的洩漏程度於30/5已達到新指標的90%。
美國國務院人員對CNN表示，美國國家安全委員會正密切監察台山核電廠的情況，但相信目前未成為核危機。美國能源部在現有核條約下亦可向Framatome提供技術支援及協助，如相信台山核電廠出現嚴重事故亦必須知會國際社會，但只有中國政府可以決定是否關閉台山核電廠。
Framatome回應CNN查詢時指，根據所得數據，台山核電廠一直以正常水平運作，並正尋求解決辦法以處理台山核電廠的問題。唯前美國國家實驗室核子科學家Cheryl Rofer向CNN指，核氣體洩漏可能顯示反應堆安全殼或燃料棒保護層出現缺口，並必須暫時關閉核電廠更換燃料棒及修補安全殼。
CNN於周未向中國國家核安全局、中國住美國大使館及中國廣核集團查詢台山核電廠情況，全部未有回覆。
詳細報導：https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/china-nuclear-reactor-leak-us-monitoring/index.html
#CNN
編按：台山核電廠距離香港約130公里
CNN於本周獲得美國政府內部文件，顯示中國台山核電廠正出現核洩漏事故。
法國核能公司Framatome於8/6向美國能源部求助，指其協助興建及營運的台山核電廠正洩漏核分裂氣體。Framatome另指中國有關部門已提高對相關核洩漏的限制達一倍，已避免將台山核電廠暫時關閉。Framatome於文件中指出，原本的核洩漏限制與國際要求相同，但新指標有可能影響核電廠人員及鄰近地區民眾，而台山核電廠的洩漏程度於30/5已達到新指標的90%。
美國國務院人員對CNN表示，美國國家安全委員會正密切監察台山核電廠的情況，但相信目前未成為核危機。美國能源部在現有核條約下亦可向Framatome提供技術支援及協助，如相信台山核電廠出現嚴重事故亦必須知會國際社會，但只有中國政府可以決定是否關閉台山核電廠。
Framatome回應CNN查詢時指，根據所得數據，台山核電廠一直以正常水平運作，並正尋求解決辦法以處理台山核電廠的問題。唯前美國國家實驗室核子科學家Cheryl Rofer向CNN指，核氣體洩漏可能顯示反應堆安全殼或燃料棒保護層出現缺口，並必須暫時關閉核電廠更換燃料棒及修補安全殼。
CNN於周未向中國國家核安全局、中國住美國大使館及中國廣核集團查詢台山核電廠情況，全部未有回覆。
詳細報導：https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/china-nuclear-reactor-leak-us-monitoring/index.html
#CNN
編按：台山核電廠距離香港約130公里
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How Taiwan is trying to defend against a cyber 'World War III'
As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for the next big frontier of warfare: crippling cyberattacks.
Taiwan's head of cybersecurity told CNN Business this month that it is using dramatic measures to guard against technological vulnerabilities — including employing roughly two dozen computer experts to deliberately attack the government's systems and help it defend against what Taiwanese authorities estimate are some 20 million to 40 million cyberattacks every month.
Taiwan says it has been able to defend against the overwhelming majority of attacks. Successful breaches number in the hundreds, while only a handful are what the government classifies as "serious."
Source: CNN #Jul24
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/tech/taiwan-china-cybersecurity-intl-hnk/index.html
#Taiwan #Cyber #WorldWar #CNN
As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for the next big frontier of warfare: crippling cyberattacks.
Taiwan's head of cybersecurity told CNN Business this month that it is using dramatic measures to guard against technological vulnerabilities — including employing roughly two dozen computer experts to deliberately attack the government's systems and help it defend against what Taiwanese authorities estimate are some 20 million to 40 million cyberattacks every month.
Taiwan says it has been able to defend against the overwhelming majority of attacks. Successful breaches number in the hundreds, while only a handful are what the government classifies as "serious."
Source: CNN #Jul24
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/tech/taiwan-china-cybersecurity-intl-hnk/index.html
#Taiwan #Cyber #WorldWar #CNN
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CCTV Again Questions the US Having "an Ulterior Motive" for Joining Wuhan Military World in 2019 Without Seeking Gold
With more than 200 million COVID-19 infections, the whole world is trying to trace the source of the pandemic. While some in the US have suspected the virus was the leakage from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, China continues to wage a public opinion war, questioning the US to be the source of the virus. Following 25 million signatures collected by the Chinese tabloid Global Times, accusing US Fort Detrick laboratory of leaking the virus, official China media CCTV published another article on the 11th on the "Wuhan Military World theory", which proposed that a US athlete joining the game to be the "patient zero" and had transmitted the virus to China.
However, foreign media, such as CNN, has dismissed this claim. China-labelled "Patient zero" Maatje Benassi said that she has never been diagnosed in COVID-19 but has become a talking point of Chinese netizens, with her home address posted on the internet. "It's like waking up from a bad dream going into a nightmare day after day", she said.
Source: Stand News #Aug12
https://bit.ly/387UW67
#COVID19 #WuhanMilitaryWorld #WuhanInstituteOfVirology #FortDetrick #PatientZero #MaatjeBenassi #GlobalTimes #CCTV #CNN #China #US
With more than 200 million COVID-19 infections, the whole world is trying to trace the source of the pandemic. While some in the US have suspected the virus was the leakage from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, China continues to wage a public opinion war, questioning the US to be the source of the virus. Following 25 million signatures collected by the Chinese tabloid Global Times, accusing US Fort Detrick laboratory of leaking the virus, official China media CCTV published another article on the 11th on the "Wuhan Military World theory", which proposed that a US athlete joining the game to be the "patient zero" and had transmitted the virus to China.
However, foreign media, such as CNN, has dismissed this claim. China-labelled "Patient zero" Maatje Benassi said that she has never been diagnosed in COVID-19 but has become a talking point of Chinese netizens, with her home address posted on the internet. "It's like waking up from a bad dream going into a nightmare day after day", she said.
Source: Stand News #Aug12
https://bit.ly/387UW67
#COVID19 #WuhanMilitaryWorld #WuhanInstituteOfVirology #FortDetrick #PatientZero #MaatjeBenassi #GlobalTimes #CCTV #CNN #China #US
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Japanese Defence Minister: Firmly Defend Senkaku Islands Territory, Taiwan is Important in Japan’s Energy Supply Lifeline
Japanese Minister of Defence Kishi Nobuo indicated in an interview with CNN that the Senkaku Islands, China-called “Diaoyu Islands”, is “undoubtedly the land of Japan”, and Japan would resolutely defend the territory while facing threats from China. He also said Taiwan is very important to Japan -- anything happening in Taiwan could directly affect Japan. The Japanese government will closely monitor Taiwan’s issues in a crisis management mode.
CNN: Kishi's speech is like preparing for a potential Sino-Japanese showdown
Kishi indicated that when facing China's actions in Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands) and in the East China Sea, the Japanese government has already stated their determination to maintain the territory, and the number of Coast Guard ships dispatched is also more than that of Chinese ships. He stated there is no dispute of the Senkaku Islands problem existing between Japan and other countries.
Source: Stand News #Sep17
https://bit.ly/3Bu8x4U
#Japan #China #CNN #SenkakuIslands #DiaoyuIslands #Territory #Taiwan #EastChinaSea #KishiNobuo
Japanese Minister of Defence Kishi Nobuo indicated in an interview with CNN that the Senkaku Islands, China-called “Diaoyu Islands”, is “undoubtedly the land of Japan”, and Japan would resolutely defend the territory while facing threats from China. He also said Taiwan is very important to Japan -- anything happening in Taiwan could directly affect Japan. The Japanese government will closely monitor Taiwan’s issues in a crisis management mode.
CNN: Kishi's speech is like preparing for a potential Sino-Japanese showdown
Kishi indicated that when facing China's actions in Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands) and in the East China Sea, the Japanese government has already stated their determination to maintain the territory, and the number of Coast Guard ships dispatched is also more than that of Chinese ships. He stated there is no dispute of the Senkaku Islands problem existing between Japan and other countries.
Source: Stand News #Sep17
https://bit.ly/3Bu8x4U
#Japan #China #CNN #SenkakuIslands #DiaoyuIslands #Territory #Taiwan #EastChinaSea #KishiNobuo
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Now, the tension between #Taiwan and #China is high, and both their leaders are making statements completely opposite to each other. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen hinted at a stronger U.S. support, including potentially defending Taiwan militarily, in her recent interview with #CNN.
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1719 #中國 #解放軍 #台灣 #軍演 #台海局勢 #國際要聞
解放軍於星期日繼續於台灣周邊地區進行實軍演習，內容圍繞陸基火炮攻擊及長距離空襲。台灣國防部指，多達66架中國軍機及14艘軍艦於台灣海峽活動，其中22架軍機進入台灣防空識別區，12架軍機越過台海中線。同時，解放軍亦派出無人機接近台灣遠海島嶼。
解放軍於日前亦派出大量軍機及軍艦接近台灣，包括於星期五出動68架軍機進入台海，其中49架進入台灣防空識別區。另外亦於星期六派出14架軍艦及20架軍機進入台海，其中14架越過台海中線。
台灣行政院院長蘇貞昌於星期日發聲明，譴責解放軍一連多日於台灣周邊舉行軍演，威脅地區穩定及和平。美國國家安全委員會亦指，解放軍的行為不負責任，單方面試圖改變地區現狀的行為亦增加各方擦槍走火的風險。美國多個盟國於東協外長會議後同樣亦發聲明譴責解放軍軍演造成地沿局勢緊張及破壞台海穩定。
詳細報導：https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/07/asia/taiwan-china-military-drills-intl-hnk/index.html
#CNN
解放軍於星期日繼續於台灣周邊地區進行實軍演習，內容圍繞陸基火炮攻擊及長距離空襲。台灣國防部指，多達66架中國軍機及14艘軍艦於台灣海峽活動，其中22架軍機進入台灣防空識別區，12架軍機越過台海中線。同時，解放軍亦派出無人機接近台灣遠海島嶼。
解放軍於日前亦派出大量軍機及軍艦接近台灣，包括於星期五出動68架軍機進入台海，其中49架進入台灣防空識別區。另外亦於星期六派出14架軍艦及20架軍機進入台海，其中14架越過台海中線。
台灣行政院院長蘇貞昌於星期日發聲明，譴責解放軍一連多日於台灣周邊舉行軍演，威脅地區穩定及和平。美國國家安全委員會亦指，解放軍的行為不負責任，單方面試圖改變地區現狀的行為亦增加各方擦槍走火的風險。美國多個盟國於東協外長會議後同樣亦發聲明譴責解放軍軍演造成地沿局勢緊張及破壞台海穩定。
詳細報導：https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/07/asia/taiwan-china-military-drills-intl-hnk/index.html
#CNN
CNN
China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan | CNN
Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by US House Speaker…
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Tiananmen Square: Rarely seen video of the 1989 protests in China
In 1989, protests by students in Tiananmen Square changed the course of history — resulting in a massacre the Chinese government still denies today. Watch CNN’s coverage from on the ground that year. After the Chinese government pulled the plug on the broadcast…
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2023-08-15 0521 #中國 #青年失業率 #歷史新高 #經濟 #增長放慢
中國今年經濟增長持續放緩，同時青年失業率則屢創新高。中國國家統計局於星期二公佈，將停止發布中國青年失業率，但維持發布其他經濟指標。
國家統計局指，16-24歲的青年人口於近年顯著上升，新一代青年多數選擇繼續學業而非投入就業市場，因而停止發布青年失業率，繼而修訂失業率計算方法。國家統計局未有提供重新發布青年失業率的時間表。
今年，中國將有高達1160萬大學生畢業，但中國經濟自第二季度後開始失去增長動力。據國家統計局數據，中國七月零售銷售按年增長2.5%，低於6月的3.1%，並創下去年12月撤銷「清零」政策後新低。工業生產按年增長3.7%，低於6月的4.4%。固定資產投資按年增長3.4%，低於6月的3.8%。數據顯示，中國經濟增長已全面放緩。
同時，中國亦面對出口需求低迷及房地產危機的內憂外患。外界認為，假如政府未能提供足夠政策支援，中國有可能陷入通縮危機。
為應對經濟問題，中國人民銀行於星期二無示警降息。但分析指，雖然降息有助刺激經濟，但不足以力挽狂瀾，相信人民銀行將於短期內進一步降息。中國政府亦於上星期日公布新政策，提供稅務優惠及簽證便利等予外國公司，期望進一步吸引國外投資。
詳細報導：https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/14/economy/china-economy-july-slowdown-intl-hnk/index.html
#CNN
中國今年經濟增長持續放緩，同時青年失業率則屢創新高。中國國家統計局於星期二公佈，將停止發布中國青年失業率，但維持發布其他經濟指標。
國家統計局指，16-24歲的青年人口於近年顯著上升，新一代青年多數選擇繼續學業而非投入就業市場，因而停止發布青年失業率，繼而修訂失業率計算方法。國家統計局未有提供重新發布青年失業率的時間表。
今年，中國將有高達1160萬大學生畢業，但中國經濟自第二季度後開始失去增長動力。據國家統計局數據，中國七月零售銷售按年增長2.5%，低於6月的3.1%，並創下去年12月撤銷「清零」政策後新低。工業生產按年增長3.7%，低於6月的4.4%。固定資產投資按年增長3.4%，低於6月的3.8%。數據顯示，中國經濟增長已全面放緩。
同時，中國亦面對出口需求低迷及房地產危機的內憂外患。外界認為，假如政府未能提供足夠政策支援，中國有可能陷入通縮危機。
為應對經濟問題，中國人民銀行於星期二無示警降息。但分析指，雖然降息有助刺激經濟，但不足以力挽狂瀾，相信人民銀行將於短期內進一步降息。中國政府亦於上星期日公布新政策，提供稅務優惠及簽證便利等予外國公司，期望進一步吸引國外投資。
詳細報導：https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/14/economy/china-economy-july-slowdown-intl-hnk/index.html
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China stops releasing youth unemployment data after it hit consecutive record highs | CNN Business
China has suspended the release of monthly data on joblessness among young people, after the figure hit consecutive record highs in recent months amid a broader economic slump.
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台灣將於今日舉行總統大選，接替已達連任上限的總統蔡英文。
今屆大選共有三名候選人，包括民進黨候選人——現任副總統兼黨主席賴清德、國民黨候選人——現任新北市市長侯友宜、及民眾黨候選人——黨主席柯文哲。
台灣總統選舉採用簡單多數制，而自1996年第一屆大選起，從未出現由國、民兩黨以外候選人當選總統。今年，將有多達2000萬人合資格投票，其中約100萬人為新選民。
外界認為，新總統上任後的首要任務為處理中國於台海及南海軍事擴張。其中，民進黨賴清德一直支持台灣作為獨立實體，而國民黨侯友宜則主張台灣應與中國維持更緊密連繫。民眾黨柯文哲則表示，假如當選將沿襲現屆政府的外交政策，但亦鼓勵與北京交流。
選前分析相信，選民身份認同會是左右投票取向的重要因素。過往大選結果亦顯示身份認同為台灣最大政治分野，並與投票取向有極高相關性。
詳細報導：https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/12/world/taiwan-president-election-dg-intl-hnk/index.html
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台灣將於今日舉行總統大選，接替已達連任上限的總統蔡英文。
今屆大選共有三名候選人，包括民進黨候選人——現任副總統兼黨主席賴清德、國民黨候選人——現任新北市市長侯友宜、及民眾黨候選人——黨主席柯文哲。
台灣總統選舉採用簡單多數制，而自1996年第一屆大選起，從未出現由國、民兩黨以外候選人當選總統。今年，將有多達2000萬人合資格投票，其中約100萬人為新選民。
外界認為，新總統上任後的首要任務為處理中國於台海及南海軍事擴張。其中，民進黨賴清德一直支持台灣作為獨立實體，而國民黨侯友宜則主張台灣應與中國維持更緊密連繫。民眾黨柯文哲則表示，假如當選將沿襲現屆政府的外交政策，但亦鼓勵與北京交流。
選前分析相信，選民身份認同會是左右投票取向的重要因素。過往大選結果亦顯示身份認同為台灣最大政治分野，並與投票取向有極高相關性。
詳細報導：https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/12/world/taiwan-president-election-dg-intl-hnk/index.html
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A visual guide to the Taiwan presidential election and China’s relationship with the island | CNN
Voters will head to the polls in Taiwan on January 13 to elect a new president and parliament amid increasing tensions between the self-governing island and China, which has ramped up its military presence in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea in recent…