China-Taiwan relations: Beijing keeps pressure on Taipei

Why next month’s presidential election in Taiwan could prove decisive for the island’s future.

Tensions between China and Taiwan have further deteriorated this year – and may only worsen in 2020.

The result of the island’s presidential election in January could determine whether it continues to resist pressure from Beijing to unify with the mainland – or slowly gives into it.

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.