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Taiwan Fights Onslaught of Chinese Disinformation Ahead of Key ElectionIn the run-up to Taiwan’s presidential election, government officials and NGOs say the island has been targeted by thousands of disinformation attacks, which authorities say is an attempt by China to influence the pivotal vote. China has denied it is trying to interfere. Photo Composite: Diana Chan
Persons: Diana Chan Locations: Taiwan, China
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan will likely face opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of the presidential election on May 28. Photo Composite: Diana ChanISTANBUL—Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger said they were both prepared to accept a runoff election later this month with neither candidate claiming an outright victory in a vote that marked the most severe political challenge to the Turkish leader’s two decades in power. Early results appeared to show neither Mr. Erdogan or his top challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu , reached the 50% threshold required to avoid a runoff, which would take place on May 28.
Photo Composite: Diana ChanIn speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , Chinese leader Xi Jinping addressed two problems in his country’s increasingly tense relationship with Europe. The first was a short-term mess created by China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye , who seemed to question the sovereignty of Ukraine and other countries formerly under Soviet rule. The second was a longer-term question of how much Mr. Xi’s closeness with Russian President Vladimir Putin has hurt its credibility in a bloc that China has long courted—and that has moved decidedly closer to the U.S. over the past year.
China Strikes Energy Deals as Its Clout Grows in Middle East
  + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Sha Hua | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Photo Composite: Diana ChanSINGAPORE—For years, China has bought oil and gas from the Middle East. Now, Chinese companies are making big investments in parts of the energy infrastructure. The deals are allowing Beijing to diversify its energy supplies and gain strategic leverage as it becomes a bigger power broker in the region, while giving its companies access to technical expertise in areas of the industry long dominated by Western companies.
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