China’s threats of war push Taiwan to boost US economic links


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Incumbent Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen waves to her supporters after her election victory at a rally, outside the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan Jan. 11, 2020. — REUTERS/Tyrone Siu IT’S HARD TO FIND a world leader who’s had a better 2020 than Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. She won re-election in January in a landslide, oversaw one of the world’s best responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and helmed an economic recovery that has boosted Taiwan’s stock exchange to record heights. The central bank last week revised up its 2020 growth target to 1.6%, making it an outlier among...