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#Taiwan #China #Democracy #Election #Protest So it is attacking democracy on the island from within.  Ms. Kassam is a former Australian diplomat. “ Not a chance ,” the president’s tweet said, in Chinese characters. That was the message from Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of Taiwan, on Nov. 5, after  the Chinese government announced  a string of initiatives to lure Taiwanese companies and residents to the mainland. “Beijing’s new 26 measures are part of a greater effort to force a ‘one country, two systems’ model on  #Taiwan ,” Ms. Tsai’s tweet said, referring to the principle according to which Hong Kong — another territory Beijing eventually hopes to fully control — is supposed to be governed for now and its semiautonomy from Beijing guaranteed. “I want to be very clear: China’s attempts to influence our elections & push us to accept ‘one country, two systems’ will never succeed.” The protesters who have mobilized in Hong Kong for months say, in effect,...

Democracy supporters celebrating in Hong Kong on Sunday night outside a polling station.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times #HongKong #Democracy #Chinesegovernment #Beijing #Students HONG KONG — A surge in voting, especially by young people, allowed democracy advocates to win many more seats on local councils. Pro-democracy candidates buoyed by months of street  protests  in  Hong Kong  won  a stunning victory in local elections  on Sunday, as record numbers voted in a vivid expression of the city’s aspirations and its anger with the Chinese government. It was a pointed rebuke of  Beijing  and its allies in  Hong Kong , and the turnout — seven in 10 eligible voters — suggested that the public continues to back the democracy movement, even as the protests grow increasingly violent. Young Hong Kongers, a major force behind the demonstrations of the past six months, played a leading role in the voting surge. With th...