Cognitive warfare and weather balloons: China accused of using ‘all means’ to influence Taiwan vote

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With just a few days until its globally significant presidential election, Taiwan has been hit by what experts say are acts of interference by the Chinese government. The election is expected to be one of the closest in decades. It comes at a time of extreme cross-strait tensions between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China – Taiwan’s formal name. Taiwan’s foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said on Tuesday that China had launched interference efforts at every election since Taiwan democratised. “This time their aims remain the same – to influence a critical minority in a tight...