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	Asia Daily Briefing - Choosing Taiwan's fate December 10, 2019

	Taiwan's election:  A battle over identity with  ballots  not bullets TAIPEI -- In January, voters  in Taiwan will choose between incumbent Tsai Ing-wen  and her challenger Han Kuo-yu  in the island's presidential election. It is a contest that is effectively  the latest battle in a decadeslong   civil war over Taiwan's  geopolitical status. And both  Beijing and Washington have  keen interest in the outcome.
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