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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Taiwan election: who are the candidates and what is at stake?

Supporters of Lai Ching-te wave flags
Supporters of Lai Ching-te, currently Taiwan’s vice-president, at a campaign rally in New Taipei City on Wednesday. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA

In a bumper year of elections, a small archipelago of 24 million people will take part in a presidential vote that will have far-reaching consequences.

On 13 January, voters in Taiwan will choose a new president, who will set the tone for relations between the world’s two biggest superpowers for the years to come.

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