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To subscribe to the magazine, click here . Everyone knew the political transition would be difficult once the government of President Chen Shui-bian was inaugurated in May. After all, a single party had ruled Taiwan for more than half a century. Few predicted, however, that Chen's reputation would slip so rapidly after the elation of victory, or that financial markets would respond so rudely to the floundering of his new government. By Julian Baum and Maureen Pao.