Beijing, Washington closely watch Taiwan polls (AP)

Beijing, Washington closely watch Taiwan polls (AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 3. 2011 file photo, Presidential candidates, from left, Taiwan's President and ruling Nationalist Party's Ma Ying-jeou, Democratic Progressive Party's Tsai Ing-wen, and People First Party's James Soong stand together before their presidential debate at Taiwan Public Television Service in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan's presidential candidates began their final month of campaigning Thursday, in a race that is being closely watched in Beijing and Washington. The presidential election is to be held on January 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Aden Hsu, Pool/File)AP – Taiwan’s two leading presidential candidates have much in common: both are products of prestigious foreign universities, both come from well-established families, and neither is particularly charismatic.


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