A Chinese proposal to vet candidates for a chief executive election in Hong Kong, which ultimately failed, affected local elections in Taiwan because __________
a. Taiwan is not an independent state, despite acting as one for all intents and purposes, and has instead been treated as a semi-sovereign unit of China, like Hong Kong
b. Taiwan wants to gain recognition as an independent state, and fears Chinese intervention in Hong Kong elections means that it will turn its eye to intervention in Taiwan soon
c. the local elections gave a boost to opponents of eventual Taiwanese reunification with China, after years of increasingly better relations across the Taiwan Straits
d. the local elections gave a boost to supporters of firmer Taiwanese negotiations with China, regarding reunification
Answer: C
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