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Taiwan Vote Lures Back Expatriates in China

The New York Times reports on the estimated 200,000 thousand Taiwanese living abroad who are returning home to vote in Saturday’s election. In China, Taiwanese business people who have benefited from closer ties with China under the presidency of Ma Ying-jeou are flying home to vote for Ma and against his competitor, Tsai Ing-wen, who is expected to take a less conciliatory approach toward the