Will Taiwan choose China or choose the world? Its next presidential election will determine its future

One candidate promises money and better relations with China. Another leans on progressive values and diversification. Their clash is likely to be highly acrimonious, and may well change the direction of the island

J. Michael Cole

Published: 5:00am, 25 Jul, 2019

Updated: 5:31am, 25 Jul, 2019

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J. Michael Cole is a Taipei-based senior fellow with the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington, DC, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa, Canada, and the Taiwan Studies Programme at the University of Nottingham, UK.