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I have spent many days in Taiwan.  And, when I first began visiting,  martial law was the norm.  It really wasn’t until 1990 that a democratically elected President actually headed up the country’s government.  (That’s despite the fact that Tricky Dick decided to recognize Beijing over Taiwan in 1979.  It’s also why every time I needed a visa, I had to literally drive from Charlottesville to DC to visit the “Taiwan Interests Section”.)

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