Taipei To Stand With Tokyo Amid Dispute With Beijing

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Taiwan has pledged to stand with Japan amid heightened tensions between Tokyo and Beijing, vowing to buy more Japanese agricultural and fishery products as a show of support.

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00:00Referendums in Taiwan will now be tied to national elections as a new law comes into effect.

00:23The law is a reversal from a 2019 decision to decouple referendums from national elections.

00:30In 2018, Taiwan held a referendum alongside mayoral elections.

00:34Aside from voting for local leaders, people voted on 10 referendum proposals.

00:38The lengthy procedure caused delays and saw people standing in line for hours to cast their ballot.

00:44The opposition, which holds the legislature and pushed the bill through,

00:47says the new law would increase referendum turnout which is needed for them to pass.

00:52After the election and the election, I ask you, which election can be successful?

01:00Taiwan's next national elections are scheduled for November 2026.

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