Source: Taiwan election: China warns voters then condemns US ‘brazen chattering’
China has warned voters in Taiwan to make the “right choice”, two days before presidential elections on the self-ruled island which Beijing claims.
A win for the ruling party candidate William Lai would pose a danger to relations, China said.
It also criticised “brazen chattering” by the US after Washington warned Beijing not to stoke tensions ahead of Saturday’s vote.
Who wins the poll could push the island further towards, or away from, Beijing.
Taiwan is a key flashpoint in the tussle between China and the US for supremacy in Asia.
China’s Taiwan Affairs office said Mr Lai would further promote separatist activities if he were elected.
“[He] would continue to follow the evil path of provoking ‘independence’ and… take Taiwan ever further away from peace and prosperity, and ever closer to war and decline,” it said in a statement.
Mr Lai, of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has called for voters to “choose the right path” to maintain Taiwan’s sovereignty. His main opponent, Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT), has called Mr Lai a danger to relations with China.
在北京声称拥有主权的台湾举行总统选举前两天，中国警告台湾选民做出“正确的选择”。中国表示，执政党候选人赖清德获胜将对两岸关系构成危险。在华盛顿警告北京不要在周六投票前加剧紧张局势后，中国批评了美国的“厚颜无耻的鼓噪”。谁赢得选举可能会决定推动台湾进一步接近，或者远离北京。台湾是中美争夺亚洲霸权的关键点。
中国台湾事务办公室表示，如果赖先生当选，将进一步推动分裂活动。声明称，“他将继续走挑战‘独立’的邪恶道路……使台湾远离和平与繁荣，更加接近战争和衰落。”民进党的赖先生呼吁选民“选择正确的道路”来维护台湾的主权。
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