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January 13, 2024VOA | Chinese Balloons Aim to Influence Taiwan’s Election, Experts Say
By: Tina Chung | VOA |
WASHINGTON —
Taiwan’s defense ministry said it detected three more balloons from mainland China flying over the Taiwan Strait on Monday, the latest in a spate of such balloons the ministry has spotted over the past month. …Michael Mazza, a senior director at the Virginia-based nonprofit research group Project 2049 Institute, said the high-altitude balloons added to China’s military aircraft and warships around Taiwan.
“My hypothesis is that China is attempting to influence the elections,” he told VOA by email.
“Sending three balloons directly over Taiwan is a warning. China is saying that it is willing to blatantly violate Taiwan’s borders,” Mazza added. “In doing so, it has crossed a threshold; further escalation could involve more threatening displays in Taiwan’s skies. The message to Taiwan’s people is this: Things can get even worse, but you can vote to make them better…”
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