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Taiwan’s president wins second term with landslide victory over pro-Beijing rival

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Tags: taiwan, china, politics, elections, tsai ing wen, author.anna fifield, source.the washington post, paywall.hard
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/taiwanese-motivated-by-the-lessons-of-hong-kong-turn-out-in-droves-to-vote/2020/01/11/6543228a-3138-11ea-971b-43bec3ff9860_story.html

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Taiwanese, motivated by the lessons of Hong Kong, turn out in droves to vote
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    1. unknown user
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      Some number of ex-confederate soldiers emigrated to Brazil, where they founded towns like Americana in the state of São Paolo. In the 2018 Brazilian general election the state of São Paolo voted...
      What's next, pro-Washington ex-confederates?

      Some number of ex-confederate soldiers emigrated to Brazil, where they founded towns like Americana in the state of São Paolo. In the 2018 Brazilian general election the state of São Paolo voted for Jair Bolsonaro, a pro-USA [far-]right-winger, which lets us assume that the ex-confederates voted Bolsonaro as well, which makes them pro-Washington ex-confederates.

      Checkmate, atheists!

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  2. Bullmaestro
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    Not surprised in the slightest. Taiwan has been watching Hong Kong closely and got a close-up look at how China's "one country two systems" truly worked. Of course they were going to vote for a...

    Not surprised in the slightest.

    Taiwan has been watching Hong Kong closely and got a close-up look at how China's "one country two systems" truly worked. Of course they were going to vote for a pro-independence candidate.

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