Taiwan Headed for Instability Regardless of Election Victor

Beijing happy to watch as other crises distract with Taiwan, US, and Japan

By: Jens Kastner

With Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections slated for January 13, dozens of analysts forecasting the presidential winner and the election’s effect on the geopolitical realities are missing the nitty gritty: whoever wins, he will collide with a parliament in which the two losing parties combined will comfortably outnumber his ow…