If free and fair national elections are considered the hallmark of a democratic state, Taiwan has much to boast about.In January, the self-ruled island held its eighth presidential election concurrently with a parliamentary vote.Just 160km (100 miles) away on the other side of the narrow Taiwan Strait, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has ruled China since 1949, and though the party often claims that it governs a democratic state, there is no electoral process comparable with Taiwan’s.
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