TAIPEI -- Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. Saturday for Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections -- a high-stakes contest that will shape the future of one of Asia's leading liberal democracies and its ties with the world's two superpowers.
Taiwan elections
Voting begins in Taiwan elections that will shape island's future
With campaigning over, now the people will pick their next president
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A woman in Tainan votes in Taiwan's presidential election on Jan. 13. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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