Chinese President Xi Jinping, who needs to demonstrate he is closing in on Taiwan unification if he is to be assured of a fourth term, is preparing to turn up the heat on the democratic island’s next leader. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Xinhua/Kyodo and Hiroki Endo)
China up close
As the island votes for its next president, Beijing prepares to apply more pressure
KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer
