China has accused the Taiwan government of intentionally "hyping up" military threats from the mainland for electoral gain. The self-ruled island is set to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan 13. China is critical of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate William Lai -- who is the front-runner -- and has labelled him a separatist. Beijing has also warned the US that it does not tolerate any external interference over Taiwan. Olivia Siong reports.
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