Chairman of Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation You Ying-lung says US influence more obvious
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/12/22
By: Chris Chang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Capitol Hill (CNA photo
"From certain points of view, the significance of American factors has surpassed Chinese factors in the 2020 presidential election," You said in a Facebook post on Saturday (Dec. 21). The U.S. has passed multiple bills regarding Taiwan this year, including the Taiwan Travel Act and the TAIPEI Act, as well as approving US$2.2 billion in arms sales.
"The U.S always has a great influence on Taiwanese middle-class voters. Every candidate supported by the U.S. will be elected in the end, no exception," said You, referring to the Kuomintang victory in the 2012 presidential election. "But its methods were more subtle and indirect in the past, different from what we've seen this year."
You additionally mentioned the trade war between the U.S. and China, saying this was having an influence on Taiwan. The U.S. has also passed three non-Taiwan related acts this year, supporting human rights in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet. [FULL STORY]
