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Supporters cheer at an election campaign rally for Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in Taichung on January 6, 2024.
A campaign rally for the Taiwan People's Party presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday.

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  • Taiwan is set to hold a tight presidential election on Saturday.
  • The main choice is between pro-Western and pro-China candidates.
  • The choice has huge implications for Taiwan as China tries ever more aggressively to take it over.

Stuart Lau is the EU-China correspondent for Politico. Business Insider and Politico share a parent company, Axel Springer.

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Taiwan is heading for a pivotal election that will define its fraught relations…