Polls open in Taiwan in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen frames as being about defending the country's democracy amid tensions with China
Polls have opened in Taiwan in local elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about sending a message to the world about the island's determination to defend its democracy in the face of China's rising bellicosity.
But Tsai has recast the election as being more than a local poll, saying the world is watching how Taiwan defends its democracy amid military tensions with China, which claims the island as its territory.
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