TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Opposition activists Monday refused to disband protests until authorities agree to re-count Taiwan's weekend presidential election, won by the incumbent one day after he was lightly wounded in a mysterious shooting that critics say influenced the vote.
Governments in the region said they hoped that the political turmoil over President Chen Shui-bian's narrow re-election victory Saturday would not lead to greater tension between the island and archrival China.
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