Mr. Lien 's trip is deeply symbolic because he heads the Nationalists , who governed all of China until Chiang Kai-shek , the party 's longtime leader , lost a civil war against the Communists in 1949 and fled to Taiwan .
China
Taiwan
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Taiwan
China
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China
PERSON
Chiang Kai-shek
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Taiwan