ABSTRACT
Propaganda warfare is a crucial element of China’s foreign influence operations. In Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election, the world’s media widely reported on China’s interference via media disinformation and cyberwarfare. Modern history abounds in instances of powerful nations intervening in weaker ones by way of military moves, diplomacy and economic measures. Beijing has been swaying Taiwan’s politics since the mid-2000s; its success in steering cross-Strait relations has been remarkable. The literature on Taiwanese politics has mainly concentrated on the topics of party identification, partisan competition, ethnic relations, gender, and national identity. The traditional model examines variables of party preference, unification-independence choice, gender, age, educational level and income. The 1992 Consensus fulfilled the desired function. Offering economic incentives to the objects of its united front work is an essential measure in Beijing’s repertoire of soft and sharp power.
