China-Taiwan Weekly Update, August 31, 2023
September 1, 2023 - ISW PressKey Takeaways
Foxconn founder Guo Taiming (Terry Gou) announced his campaign for president of the Republic of China (ROC) as an independent candidate. His entrance will likely further divide non-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) voters, thereby increasing the chance of the DPP candidate Lai Ching-te (William Lai) winning the race.
The Central American Parliament expelled the ROC as an observer. This advances a CCP coercion campaign to politically control Taiwan.
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) began employing new flight patterns on August 24 in the Republic of China (Taiwan) air defense identification zone (ADIZ) likely to complicate and reduce Taiwan’s decision response timeline.