The Nationalists Do Go On To Recapture Taiwan

In the legislative campaign ma emphasized his message that chens reluctance to engage china inflamed tensions and hurt the islands economy — one of the largest in the world and a major research and manufacturing base for the computer industry.

If the nationalists do go on to recapture the presidency they will be in a strong position to end years of deadlock between taiwans legislative and executive branches and stabilize the islands rocky relations with china.

With most votes counted tv station san li projected the nationalists would win seats in the seat legislature against only for the dpp with four going to independents.

During chens two terms as president the nationalists used a slender legislative majority to block many of his policy initiatives including the purchase of a multibillion dollar package of american weapons. Also left stagnating have been negotiations to open direct air and shipping routes between taiwan and china.

I should shoulder all responsibilities chen said.