Taiwan goes to the polls against the backdrop of increasing aggression from China | 7.30

Voters in Taiwan are about to head to the polls to elect their next president and parliament. The election is set against the backdrop of increasing aggression from China, which claims the self-governed island as its own. The relationship across the Taiwan Strait is critical for the region and could be redefined by Saturday's vote. East Asia correspondent Kathleen Calderwood, Fletcher Yeung and Xin-yun Wu filed this report.

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