In Taiwan’s election, the process mattered as much as the results

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In the days leading up to Taiwan’s watershed national elections, I traveled through the country, experiencing the island’s beauty and democracy. My family and I attended political rallies. We spoke to people about their preferred candidates, their judgments on the ruling party, and their sincere differences of opinion on domestic issues that we rarely hear about in the U.S. I was struck by the Taiwanese voters’ quiet resolve to make collective political decisions and maintain their way of life. For them, free and fair elections are entrenched. Polling is convenient and counting is efficient. Of Taiwan’s 23.5 million people, about...