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Island’s U.S.-friendly ruling party fast-tracked amendments after sexual-misconduct allegations threatened to weaken it ahead of close election

Chen Chien-jou, a former DPP staff member, posted a message on Facebook detailing workplace sexual harassment that she said her supervisor at the time ignored. Photo: sam yeh/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

TAIPEI–Taiwan’s president signed a trio of legal amendments as her party sought to respond quickly to a wave of sexual-misconduct allegations and contain the political damage ahead of a closely watched presidential election early next year.

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