Taiwan - Republik China

[Schneemann]

Auch in Taiwan gab es Wahlen...

Taiwan: Ruling Kuomintang boosted in mayor elections

Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang has won mayoral seats in three of the island's five biggest cities, in elections seen as a major test of President Ma Ying-jeou's policies. With almost all votes counted, the Kuomintang had taken Taipei, the Taipei suburb of Xinbei and Taichung. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party won Kaohsiung and Tainan. Correspondents say the results are seen as an endorsement of the KMT's push for warmer relations with China. [...]

Taiwan and Beijing signed a landmark free-trade agreement this year and more deals are expected, making the two economies ever more closely linked...

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