TOKYO – China’s behavior during the recent presidential election in Taiwan demonstrates that its leaders have learned some lessons, if only the hard way. They have learned that China can have a greater impact on Taiwanese voters through trade and making people feel richer than by threats – even threats to fire missiles – which had been China’s electoral tactics in previous Taiwanese elections, particularly when a pro-independence candidate looked popular enough to win.
发自东京——中国大陆在最近台湾总统大选期间的所作所为显示出该国的领导人已经在过往的失败经历中得到了一些教训。他们认识到大陆可以通过贸易或者提升令台湾民众富裕感来对选民施加影响，而不是像以往历届大选（特别是台独派候选人有望胜选的时候）那样采取威胁性策略——甚至声称要威胁导弹。