https://www.scmp.com/rss/10441/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian is in a tight race for re-election on March 20. In part to energise his supporters, he has proposed two referendums on that day in order, he says, to deepen Taiwan's democracy and protect its 'national sovereignty'. Beijing, meanwhile, sees the referendums as the first step in a calculated, three-year timetable for establishing Taiwan's juridical independence that, the mainland says, would trigger the use of force. Given US involvement in Taiwan's security,... https://www.scmp.com/article/447694/gambling-war-and-peace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/447694/gambling-war-and-peace?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:00:00 +0000