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Evidence suggests a gap exists between expectations and election outcomes, with those backing winning candidates more likely to say they understood the system
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While the incoming DPP administration does not want to demonstrate weakness in cross-strait relations, it must avoid overreacting to The Gambia’s resumption of diplomatic relations with China
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Through their firsthand experience with Taiwan’s democracy, foreign students began revisiting their assumptions about their own political system
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Continued talks provide additional means for Taiwan to indirectly influence China and create pressure on Beijing to keep the relationship alive
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Threatening to end the diplomatic truce is one of many options in Beijing’s toolbox. Taiwanese leaders should develop a contingency plan on how to respond
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The veteran’s entry in the race could foreshadow the KMT’s nightmare scenario of 2000 — a KMT candidate falling to third place on election night
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A DPP majority would be akin to entering uncharted waters, but also an opportunity to redefine Taiwanese electoral politics beyond debates on identity and Taiwan’s status
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Tsai Ing-wen and Hung Hsiu-chu are likely the first cases in Asia of viable presidential or prime ministerial candidates who cannot rely on political familial ties
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Recent polls suggest there is growing identification of a shared challenge, if not fate, among people in Hong Kong and Taiwan
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Underlying the pithy term status quo is a hodgepodge of perceptions and different interpretations
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