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Taiwan Vice President and Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te, who also goes by William, left, and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim wave to the press during an international press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 9, 2024. Lai is currently Taiwan's vice president from the Democratic Progressive Party, which rejects China's sovereignty claims over the island. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

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In Taiwan's election Saturday, who are the 3 candidates trying to become president?
By SIMINA MISTREANU - Associated Press
Fri,01/12/24-1:26AM , 110 Reads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is holding its presidential election on Saturday, a race that China has called a choice between war and peace.
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Taiwan President and Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai, from left, shakes hands with Taiwan's Nationalist Party presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih while Taiwan's Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je stands by before the presidential debates at Taiwan Public Television Service in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. Taiwan will hold its presidential election on Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Pei Chen, Pool)

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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
By SIMINA MISTREANU - Associated Press
Sat,12/30/23-6:26AM , 107 Reads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and stepped up harassment of the territory that China claims as its own.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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China's Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for 'Belt and Road' projects
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Tue,10/17/23-11:03PM , 61 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping promised foreign companies greater access to China’s huge market and more than $100 billion in new financing for other developing economies as he opened a forum Wednesday on his signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
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Typhoon Koinu has brought intense winds and rainstorms as it swept through southern Taiwan, injuring some 190 people. (Oct. 5)

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1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan
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Wed,10/04/23-11:31PM , 67 Reads
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds to the island, leading to school and office closures.
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