The “anti-infiltration Bill” pushed by President Tsai Ing-wen’s Beijing-sceptic ruling party became law despite strong objection from the Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party. The Bill has been a hot topic in the run-up to the elections as relations with China have dominated the campaign. The Mainland Affairs Council, Taiwan’s top China policy-making body, said the new law would help strengthen the island's “democratic defences”. In Beijing, the Taiwan Affairs Office lashed out at the DPP over the new law. China still sees self-ruling, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to one day reunify it —by force if necessary.

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2019 16:44 UTC