Taiwan heads to the polls on Saturday to vote in presidential elections . In 1996 , it reacted angrily to the first direct presidential elections in Taiwan believing that the favorite to win that poll , Lee Teng-hui , was advocating a separate identity and formal statehood for what Beijing has always dubbed a 'renegade province . ' Since relations with China have warmed , thousands of Taiwanese businesses are based in China . Returning ' Taishing ' could decide one of the closest polls on record . Tycoons have been using planes to fly employees back to vote in the election .
Taiwan heads to the polls on Saturday to vote in presidential elections . Since relations with China have warmed , thousands of Taiwanese businesses are based in China . Returning ' Taishing ' could decide one of the closest polls on record . Tycoons have been using planes to fly employees back to vote in the election .