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Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan is unlikely to experience a full-scale invasion by Beijing in the next few years, a defence expert has predicted a day after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Ching-te was elected as the self-ruled islands next president. Speaking to reporters during a press conference in Taipei on Sunday morning, Arthur Ding of the Institute of International Relations at National Chengchi University said: I dont see the likelihood for full-scale invasion in the next few years. Ding pointed to domestic issues facing mainland China, which has seen a weaker than