Letter: Chinese progress of sorts?

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Kathrin Hille quotes China as saying that the results of Taiwan’s election indicates that the Democratic Progressive party does not represent majority public opinion on the island (“Taiwan’s ruling party secures presidency as voters defy China”, Report, FT.com, January 14). It is encouraging to hear that China respects majority opinion in Taiwan.

Willem Thorbecke
Senior Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo, Japan