Taiwan holds elections

The people of Taiwan have been voting in presidential and parliamentary elections under the shadow of threats from China that it might seek to regain control of the island. Beijing has described the presidential frontrunner, the current vice-president Lai Ching-te, as a "dangerous separatist" and has been repeating the message that it will crush any move towards Taiwanese independence.

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Joining presenter Julian Worricker are David Robert Grimes, a physicist and science writer; and Lijia Zhang, writer and journalist.

(Photo: Citizens wait to cast their votes for the 2024 presidential election at a polling station. CREDIT: EPA/DANIEL CENG)