Taiwan's KMT picks China-friendly leader after election loss

Taiwan's KMT picks China-friendly leader after election loss Taipei (AFP) March 26, 2016 - Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang party picked a China-friendly leader on Saturday as it struggles to regain public support after a crushing defeat in national elections. The former ruling KMT lost the presidency to Tsai Ing-wen of the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in January, as well as control of parliament for the first time in the island's history amid public unease over ... more

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