China looms large in Taiwan's upcoming elections, with candidates split on the best way to handle cross-strait relations. A new report finds that fake social media accounts are being created to influence the outcome of the elections, creating memes that support the opposition KMT while criticizing the ruling DPP. And while a coalition between the KMT and Taiwan Peoples Party failed at the top level, the two parties are finding ways to team up at the local level. Plus:
- A lack of official response to a major oil spill off Taiwan's east coast has left volunteers scrambling to clean up the mess.
- The murder of an elderly woman by her son has brought attention to issues in Taiwan's long-term care system.
- A former Japanese soldier's court victory in a sexual assault case spurs change in a male-dominated society.
