Tug-of-war for Taiwan's identity; Taiwan holds its first-ever referendum Saturday in a presidential election that may define Taiwan-China ties.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: March 19, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Robert Marquand Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- Taiwan's 16.5 million voters go to the polls Saturday in a presidential election that has polarized the island over two very different visions of Taiwan's future.

The tight race pits the party of incumbent President Chen Shui-bian, who champions a separate Taiwanese identity and swift democratic reforms, against the Kuomintang (KMT) party of Lien Chan, who will probably move more slowly on reforms and look more kindly on an eventual rapprochement with Beijing.

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