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China Attempts To Isolate President Chen Shui-bian

September 2005 | Political Risk Analysis

The Chinese government is stepping up attempts to isolate Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the run-up to local elections in Taiwan this December. Recent initiatives by the Chinese to isolate Chen include the historic visit by the outgoing leader of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, Lien Chan, to Beijing earlier in the year, and the decision by the Chinese government to drop tariffs on fruit imports from

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