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Sanae Takaichi – the most hawkish candidate running to lead Japan ’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in next week’s election, the winner of which will be the country’s next prime minister – has attempted to burnish her credentials with like-minded conservatives by speaking with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen . During their 30-minute conversation on Monday afternoon, former internal affairs minister Takaichi, 60, emphasised that she hoped to enhance security ties between Taipei and Tokyo, and step up business exchanges as well. Takaichi later tweeted that the discussions were “positive”, while Tsai expressed hope following their talks that self-ruled Taiwan and...
