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Taiwan's presidential candidates want closer ties with China
Mar 12 2008, Arpita Mukherjee

With Taiwan going to the presidential polls on 22 March, it seems that who ever becomes the new President of Taiwan will soft peddle the issue of Taiwan’s separate identity from China.

The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan...

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