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Richard McGregor

Why Taiwan’s election is a disaster for China and dilemma for the West

A third win for the DPP would be a terrible failure for Beijing. But other nations must frame support for Taiwan beyond just the threats of war.

Richard McGregorColumnist

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Taiwan goes to the polls to elect a new president and parliament on Saturday and, according to the main opposition party, the voters face a stark choice, between war and peace.

The campaign mantra of the Nationalist Party, which favours closer relations with China, echoes the line from Beijing, which has framed the poll in similarly apocalyptic terms.

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Richard McGregor is a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute in Sydney.

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