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Taiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification

  • Written by Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imagePosters of presidential candidate William Lai and his running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim.Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

When the votes are being tallied in Taiwan’s presidential election, it won’t be only the 23.6 million inhabitants of the island eagerly awaiting a result – in Beijing and Washington, too, there will be some...

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