Taiwan votes in key election under Chinese threats

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Millions of Taiwanese headed to the polls for a presidential election in the face of threats from China that choosing the wrong leader could set the stage for war on the self-ruled island. Beijing slammed frontrunner Lai Ching-te, the current vice president, as a dangerous "separatist" in the days leading up to the poll, and on the eve of the vote its defence ministry vowed to "crush" any move towards Taiwanese independence. Communist China claims self-ruled Taiwan, separated from the mainland by a 180-kilometre strait, as its own and says it will not rule out using force to bring about...