Can Taiwan control China's keyboard warriors?

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Earlier this month, I visited Taiwan's Parliament as it was getting ready for its final session before national elections in January.

But it's not just the politicians who are getting into campaign mode - across the Taiwan Strait, China's keyboard warriors are also preparing to tip the election towards the Beijing-friendly candidate, the Kuomintang (KMT) party's Mr Han Kuo-yu.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 26, 2019, with the headline Can Taiwan control China's keyboard warriors?. Subscribe