Taipei vows not to cave in to pressure. Taiwan's stock market continues to falter. Oct. 18 - China's state television shows a threatening military exercise. Dec. 2 - Taiwan's opposition New Party, regarded as the most conciliatory toward China, triples its seats in the parliament after the elections, which analysts see as a partial victory for Beijing's threatening tactics. The New Tork Times reports China plans to attack Taiwan after the island's presidential elections March 23.
China has no comment on the report.
Taiwan President Lee says war games will not interfere with presidential elections March 23. March 11 - The United States says it has ordered the aircraft carrier Nimitz and its support ships to join the carrier Independence and its group heading to the Taiwan Strait area to monitor growing tensions.