Taiwan holds its first democratic presidential election on March 23. Over the last several months, China has stepped up its military maneuvers in the Taiwan straits, and last week, according to a New York Times report, Beijing insisted that Taiwan must end its campaign for independence from mainland China, or China may be forced to attack. Analysts said Li's speech, coupled with China's recent actions toward Taiwan, showed that Beijing was set on minimizing the significance of the election while also reducing Taiwanese President Lee's support. In Taiwan, reactions to the speech were mixed. However, Peng Ming-min, who is also running in the election, believed differently.
China treats Taiwan only as a piece of land.
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