Will China really invade? Caution and optimism in Taiwan

Complacency over island's security grows ahead of January presidential vote

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High school students train to shoot using a videogame in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. (Photo by Nikkei)

TETSUSHI TAKAHASHI, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Taiwan's presidential election on Jan. 13 is just weeks away and military pressure on the island by mainland China is on the rise. Yet, conversations with residents on the self-governed island suggest that a crisis in the Taiwan Strait is not a large concern.

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