Accusations of election interference escalate in Taiwan as political parties accuse each other of benefiting from shadowy ploys. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) accuses the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of hyping up the China threat. A mistaken air raid alert warning about a missile crossing into Taiwan's airspace adds fuel to the fire. KMT presidential candidate criticizes DPP's use of government machinery to create fear and win votes.
With just a day to go before the Taiwan polls on Jan 13, “election interference” has become a buzzword as political parties accuse one another of benefiting from shadowy ploys. The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of trying to hype up the China threat withOn Jan 9, at 3.
17pm, mobile phones across Taiwan buzzed with an emergency “air raid alert” from Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence, warning in Chinese that China launched a satellite that crossed into the airspace over southern Taiwan. But a line in English warned mistakenly about a missile: “Missile flyover Taiwan airspace, be aware.” There was a repeat alert just minutes later. The Defence Ministry later apologised for the error. KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih told reporters on Jan 10 that the DPP should not use government machinery to meddle in the election and create fear in order to win vote
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