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Posted at 1:16am on Jan. 13, 2008 "We want the status quo, but we want jobs and a better economy"

Taiwan Walks on the Knife-Edge

By blackhedd

Briefly noted, this followup to my piece posted here on the Parliamentary elections held today in Taiwan. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party did very well, as expected, picking up 81 seats out of 113 in a smaller, reorganized legislature.

The outcome portends a similar result in Taiwan's presidential election, to be held on March 22. With this vote, the Taiwanese have strongly endorsed the KMT's long-stated desire for closer business and financial relations with the People's Republic of China.

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Posted at 10:48pm on Jan. 10, 2008 Two Important Elections in Taiwan

How Reunification With China Could Occur

By blackhedd

While we're on the subject of Presidential politics, take a look at Taiwan. They're staging a Parliamentary election tomorrow, and a Presidential election on March 22. For a clue to the stakes in the contests, check this out:

``Most Taiwanese want better ties with China, and Saturday's vote, if the KMT takes more seats as expected, could indicate a rejection of confrontational policies,'' said Yang Tai-shuenn, a political professor at the Chinese Culture University in Taipei.

I don't know who Professor Yang is or who he speaks for, but this is not the first time I've heard this sentiment from a Taiwanese. And just in time for the Summer Olympics.

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