Taiwan opposition candidate calls for return to one China formula

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s opposition presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu called on Thursday for a return to a consensus with the mainland that there is only one China, but rejected Beijing’s formula for Hong Kong-style “one nation, two systems” unification.

A presidential election in January comes after a period of increasing tension between Taipei and Beijing, which has stepped up a campaign to "reunify" with what it considers a wayward province, wooing away the self-ruled island's few diplomatic allies and flying regular bomber patrols around it.