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Tens of thousands of people gathered in southern Taiwan for "Super Sunday" rallies by three presidential candidates making a final weekend push for votes before a crucial January 13 election.

Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race for the presidency

Outcome of election scheduled for 13 January could lead to vastly different scenarios with Beijing next year

Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary polls on January 13 are expected to shape the island’s relations with Beijing.

Given the nature of the U.S.-China competition, there are also other areas which could unexpectedly gain salience

Christmas is coming to Taipei and the city is at least partially decked out for the season. In Muzha, on the city’s outskirts, the Catholic church has set up a nativity scene. There is as yet no baby in the manger and the scene looks rather forlorn. That’s somehow appropriate…

Taiwan is gearing up for important presidential and legislative elections next month. How to manage “cross-strait” relations with China is not surprisingly emerging as the critical issue of the campaigns.

Voters are faced with a choice of continuity with the ruling DPP or change, with an opposition that favours closer ties with Beijing

In a significant turn of events that could reshape Taiwan's political landscape, the island's opposition parties, traditionally favoring closer ties with China, have experienced a dramatic split. This development, unfolding before the next year's crucial presidential election, may inadvertently ease the path for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to…