China’s ‘interference’ in Taiwan elections putting ‘quite a bit of pressure’ on the country

There has been “Chinese interference” in the Taiwan elections, with them putting “quite a bit of pressure” on the country, Foundation for Defence of Democracies Senior Fellow Mark Montgomery says. The Taiwanese elections have been described as a choice between peace and war in a race that has drawn global tension. “China has brought quite a bit of pressure on Taiwan – some of it’s visual: increased intercepts by aircraft and increased penetrations of security zones by ships,” Mr Montgomery told Sky News Australia. “Some of it has been malicious cyber activity that has created disinformation and false stories about the DPP, mostly about the DPP’s candidate for president. “There has been Chinese interference, but that’s consistent – there was Chinese interference in the 2020 and 2016 elections as well.”