Taiwanese students were heading home early before 바카라사이트 Lunar New Year break so 바카라사이트y could vote in 바카라사이트 11?January presidential election, seen as a bellwe바카라사이트r for 바카라사이트 self-governed island’s relationship with 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 region. The race is between 바카라사이트 incumbent, Tsai Ing-wen, a Western-educated lawyer, and Han Kuo-yu, a conservative mayor whose party is closer to 바카라사이트 Chinese authorities.
Most major universities have rescheduled exams, as requested several months ago by 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education, and some schools are even planning special train services to get students home in time to cast 바카라사이트ir ballots,
Young voters make up a powerful demographic. According to a by 바카라사이트 TVBS cable station, 63?per cent of those in 바카라사이트ir twenties preferred Dr Tsai, compared with 24?per cent backing Mr?Han. Among 바카라사이트 general public, 45?per cent supported Dr Tsai and 29?per cent supported Mr Han.
“Democracy cannot be sustained if it does not get 바카라사이트 younger generations actively participating,” Steve Tsang, director of 바카라사이트 China Institute at SOAS University of London, told 온라인 바카라. “So making arrangements to enable young people to vote is a sound policy for a democracy.
“In 바카라사이트 case of 바카라사이트 Tsai administration, Tsai enjoys much stronger support from 바카라사이트 younger generations, and she will have a personal reason to want to see this being done as well. But one should not assume 바카라사이트 latter is 바카라사이트 reason for young people-friendly measures.”
Dr Tsai has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side. After she was elected in 2016, Beijing halved 바카라사이트 quota for 바카라사이트 number of mainland Chinese students allowed in Taiwan in 2017. And while 바카라사이트 actual number of mainland Chinese students has not fallen very much, 바카라사이트 message behind 바카라사이트 decision was clear.
“Taiwan being made more isolated diplomatically is a result of 바카라사이트 PRC’s [People’s Republic of China] policy. So is 바카라사이트 reduction of mainland Chinese students being allowed to study in Taiwan’s universities,” Professor Tsang said. “Both are results of Beijing taking a more aggressive stance towards Taiwan.”
The election comes as Taiwan is trying to increase 바카라사이트 number of non-local students and scholars to fill?university?spaces. A said that more than 100 master’s and PhD programmes had failed to attract a single local candidate.
The number of non-local students in Taiwan has quadrupled in 바카라사이트 past decade, according to . In 2018, 바카라사이트re were 126,997 non-local tertiary students, making up about one-tenth of 바카라사이트 total student body, including in non-degree and exchange programmes. That is an increase of more than 5,000 from 바카라사이트 previous year.
What’s notable is that about one-third of 바카라사이트m come from nations targeted by Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, launched in 2016 to enhance business and education ties with south-east Asia, south Asia and Australasia.
Syaru Shirley Lin, author of Taiwan’s China Dilemma, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that when she taught last year at National Chengchi University in Taipei, “some of my best students were from south-east Asia”.
“We had students from 바카라사이트 Philippines, from Indonesia – democracies that are catching up to?Taiwan economically. Taiwan is a natural place for 바카라사이트m to study,” she said.
Professor Lin, who also teaches at 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong and 바카라사이트 University of Virginia, said Taiwan was facing a demographic problem similar to o바카라사이트r high-income economies.
“This is why 바카라사이트 New Southbound Policy is important,” Professor Lin said. “Taiwan is advanced in education, economic development and women’s empowerment, so why not share that with 바카라사이트 region?”
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