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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends a ceremony to sign up for the Democratic Progressive Party's 2020 presidential candidate nomination in Taipei on March 21. © Reuters

KENSAKU IHARA, Nikkei staff writer

March 22, 2019 06:33 JST

TAIPEI -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday registered for the Democratic Progressive Party's presidential primary, setting up a contest with former Premier Lai Ching-te ahead of next year's elections.