TAIPEI -- A Beijing-skeptical candidate running in Taiwan's presidential election said on Tuesday that while China has attempted to intervene in every vote on the island, this year's meddling has been the "most serious ever."
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Taiwanese presidential candidate Lai Ching-te, left, and vice presidential Candidate Hsiao Bi-khim at a news conference in Taipei on Jan. 9. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
TAIPEI -- A Beijing-skeptical candidate running in Taiwan's presidential election said on Tuesday that while China has attempted to intervene in every vote on the island, this year's meddling has been the "most serious ever."