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The landslide victory by Ma Ying-jeou from Kuomintang (KMT) in Taiwan after 8 years under Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Chen Shui-bian was a clear sign of a new chapter in bilateral relations with the Peoples' Republic of China. Chen was a supporter of the independence referendum, which not only seriously undermined Taiwan’s relationship with the mainland but also provoked Beijing to adopt the so-called Anti-Secession Law in 2005 in which the PRC warned of using non-peaceful means to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.