Beijing's Hand in Taiwan's Ballot Box: The Interference Board Before the Nov. 28 Vote

Taiwan has detained the leader of a local communist party over alleged Chinese sponsorship of his campaign, police are probing nine foreign-interference cases, and officials report cyberattacks on a Taipei mayoral candidate. Here is everything on the board, three weeks out.

By Clara Hughes

Taiwan votes on Nov. 28 for mayors and local officials. The races are mostly about local issues, but they will be read as a test of President William Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party ahead of the 2028 presidential election, the Associated Press reported. They are also a test of something else: how far Beijing will go to tilt a democratic election on the island it claims. This Altas World Special Report pulls together what Taiwanese authorities have alleged, what Beijing says, and what remains unproven — as of Sunday, Nov. 8. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: the full board — the