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Taiwan's Ma Loses the Reins

Taiwan's Ma Loses the Reins

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May 15, 2012
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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has been pushing for a series of highly controversial reforms he doesn't want to deal with in his second term, which begins May 20.

But the reforms, which include lifting of a ban on food additive-laced US beef, implementation of hefty hikes in fuel prices and power rates, as well as a proposal for a capital gains tax on …

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