Why is Taiwan so well prepared to withstand quakes? | Jefferson City News Tribune

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded.

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