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If Taiwan’s presidential election goes smoothly in 2008, a settlement with Beijing will become a remote possibility
Could 2008 be a breakthrough year in cross-strait relations? It is unwise to be too optimistic given the number of previous disappointments. Nonetheless there are intertwined reasons why we could be in for a pleasant surprise.
That may be a bold statement given that there remain some concerns that, with the presidential election in Taiwan coming shortly before the Beijing Olympics, President Chen Shui-bian could be tempted to take rash pro-independence actions, which would meet with ...
That may be a bold statement given that there remain some concerns that, with the presidential election in Taiwan coming shortly before the Beijing Olympics, President Chen Shui-bian could be tempted to take rash pro-independence actions, which would meet with ...
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