Taiwan election is a choice for democracy or China, frontrunner says


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[1/3] Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te and running mate Hsiao Bi-Khim pose for a photo after registering for the upcoming presidential election at the Central Election Commission in Taipei, Taiwan November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ann WAng Acquire Licensing Rights TAIPEI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan's people have to choose in next year's election whether the island keeps moving forward on a road to democracy or "walks into the embrace of China", the frontrunner to be the next president said on Tuesday. The issue of China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, looms large ahead of the Jan. 13 presidential and...