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Taiwan Election: Why It Matters, and What It Could Mean for U.S. and China

The vote for a new president could reshape the complicated, risky balance between Taiwan, China and the United States.

At the island’s election rallies, warming up the crowd for candidates is crucial. “You have to light a fire in their hearts,” one host says.

In its coming elections, Taiwan is voting in China’s shadow.

A warning from Taiwan about a satellite, erroneously called a missile in English, raised concerns about Chinese harassment days before an election.

Some analysts see the objects as a calculatedly ambiguous reminder to voters that Beijing is watching.