Chiang Kai-shek
Poll results in Taiwan a setback to anti-Beijing policies of govt.
The victory of the Kuomintang in the local body polls is believed to be due to its ability to channel popular anger against president Tsai Ing-Wen’s hardline policies against China, which have led to an economic slowdown
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