Newsweek
Date: 11/3/20
By: John Feng
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned Monday that China could exploit election uncertainty in the U.S. and target the island nation with its military.
Taiwan has made "all necessary preparations" after President Tsai Ing-wen convened a high-level security meeting and ordered troops on "high alert," the defense ministry added Tuesday.
The hotly contested November 3 presidential election is being watched closely by the democratic island of 23 million and its government, which has grown in confidence in its stand-off with Beijing, backed by President Donald Trump's anti-China stance.
But Taipei is preparing for a change in dynamic in the Taiwan Strait as uncertainty grows in direct correlation with Democratic candidate Joe Biden's election prospects. [FULL STORY]