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Give me a bluffer's guide to the Taiwan election (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

DPP will probably win. They are like American Democrats. Progressive and neoliberal with an aggressive foreign policy. KMT is the opposition and they are like the American Republicans. Mostly old people like them and they are very conservative.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

DPP would probably lose if the vote weren't split

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Aggressive in what sense?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think I used the wrong word. Antagonistic is better. They are more antagonistic to Mainland China while KMT historically has been more assertive overseas. Many dictators in Latin America benefitted from KMT partnership.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So who does mainland China prefers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

KMT

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

What's 柯P's base?