BEIJING/TAIPEI -- China will grant Taiwanese businesses greater access to build the mainland's 5G infrastructure, Beijing said Monday, one of 26 new measures seen as incentives to sway the outcome of the island's presidential election in January.
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Han Kuo-yu of Taiwan's opposition party KMT is trailing in polling for next year's presidential race. © Reuters
BEIJING/TAIPEI -- China will grant Taiwanese businesses greater access to build the mainland's 5G infrastructure, Beijing said Monday, one of 26 new measures seen as incentives to sway the outcome of the island's presidential election in January.