FILE PHOTO: Taiwan's Vice President William Lai greets his supporters at the launching ceremony of an all female lead presidential campaign volunteer group in Taipei, Taiwan July 9, 2023.

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Taiwan's Vice President William Lai shakes hands with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at Taoyuan International Airport before his departure to the United States for a stopover in New York on his way to Paraguay, in Taoyuan, Taiwan August 12, 2023.

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"They are wary and maybe a bit distrustful of William Lai, but it doesn't mean that Beijing cannot be pragmatic," said George Yin, a research fellow at National Taiwan University.

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Whoever KMT chooses, they already know who they’re up against: DPP has chosen party chairman and Taiwan’s vice president, William Lai, as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

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