TAIWAN: Chen: Almost over, but not out*

President Chen Shui-bian, set to retire in May, is showing Beijing that he is no lame-duck leader, writes Jeffry Babb.President Chen Shui-bian has asserted his authority and signalled he is no lame duck with a historic trip to the Spratly Islands. Despite the fact that Taiwan’s presidential election takes place in just over a month and his party lags woefully in the polls, Chen has proved he can still make waves.The possibility that Taiwan might hold a referendum to change its official name from…

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