A dangerous game over Taiwan: Beijing escalates its war exercises as the island's election nears
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China conducted a series of military exercises and tests off the coast of Taiwan during Mar 1996, in an apparent attempt to influence the Mar 23, 1996 presidential election, where Lee Teng-hui is favored to win. The US sent ships to the area to help diffuse the situation.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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War and poverty: a president seeks re-election amid controversy
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Fujimori successfully ended the 15-year civil war with the Shining Path and enacted necessary economic reforms in Peru, but his popularity has been slipping as the Apr 9, 1995, election approaches. His closest rival is Javier Perez de Cuellar.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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