Taiwan Presidential Election 2008

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Google News: Taiwan Presidential Election 2008
Forbes: Taiwan Dollar Hits 10-yr High After Ma's Election Victory (March 24, 2008)
China Daily: Kuomintang's Ma Wins Taiwan Election (March 24, 2008)
CNS News: Taiwan's New Leader Seeks 'Peace Treaty' With China (March 24, 2008)
- "President-elect Ma Ying-Jeou of the nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party pledged to work for warmer relations with mainland China, after defeating Frank Hsieh of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) by almost 17 percentage points."
Agence France-Presse: Bush Sees Ma Victory As 'Fresh Opportunity' for Taiwan Strait (March 24, 2008)
Financial Times: Opposition KMT Wins Taiwan Election (March 23, 2008)
IOL: Taiwan Presidential Campaign Narrowed (March 20, 2008)
Reuters: U.S. Carriers Sent Toward Taiwan Before Election (March 19, 2008)
Monsters & Critics: Foreign Observers to Monitor Taiwan's Presidential Election (March 18, 2008)
International Herald Tribune: Underdog in Taiwan's Election Pins Hopes on Key City (March 17, 2008)
Asia Pacific Post: Psychics Plague Taiwan’s Polls (February 13, 2008)
The China Post: Taiwan's Elections: Change, Continuity (January 28, 2008)

The Seattle Times: Ripples From Tibet Unrest Rock Taiwan Campaign (March 21, 2008)
CNN: Taiwan opposition triumphs in elections (March 22, 2008)
BBC News: Tibet Focus for Taiwan Election (March 21, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: Tibet Action Could Backfire in Taiwan (March 21, 2008)
ABC News (Australia): Taiwan's Presidential Favourite Considers Olympics Boycott (March 18, 2008)

The New York Times: Taiwan Vote May Herald Closer Ties With China (March 22, 2008)
- "Taiwan elected on Saturday its first president who had campaigned for closer economic relations with Beijing, paving the way for a considerable lessening of tensions in one of Asia’s oldest flashpoints."
Asia Times: Economic and Strait-Talk As Taiwan Votes (March 21, 2008)
Ottawa Citizen: Taiwanese Secessionist Moves Spark Tension in China (March 20, 2008)
Wall Street Journal: Taiwan Heads for Thaw with China (March 20, 2008)
- "The island of Taiwan will elect as president one of two candidates who both have promised a historic rapprochement with Beijing. If they follow through, the change could produce an enormous economic boon and security shift for East Asia."
ABS-CBN News: Taiwan Presidential Candidate Delivers Olive Branch to Beijing (February 18, 2008)

San Jose Mercury News: Why Taiwan's Election Matters in Silicon Valley (March 20, 2008)
International Herald Tribune: Panda Politics in Taiwan (February 11, 2008)
Council on Foreign Relations: Discord in the Strait (February 10, 2008)
China Post: 'Love for Taiwan' will Become the DPP's Main Campaign Theme (January 29, 2008)
The View From Taiwan: Why Hsieh Will Win (July 24, 2007)
Brookings Institute: Prospects for Taiwan's Upcoming Presidential Election (June, 2007)