Journal Call no. | HC411.A76 |
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Author | Crowell, Todd. |
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Article Title | In the eye of the storm / Todd Crowell and Laurie Underwood. |
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Is Part Of | Asiaweek ; v.22, no.52, 27 Dec 1996 - 3 Jan 1997, p.30-31, illus. |
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Abstract | On 23 March 1996, eleven million Chinese on Taiwan went to the polls and conferred a fundamentally different kind of legitimacy on their president, Lee Teng-hui. For Lee, 73, becoming the first-ever popularly elected Chinese leader are dramatic. His triumph took place during the height of a confrontation with his government's Communist rivials on the mainland. This article provides a brief review on what he has done during his presidency since 1988. |
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