Taiwan's domestic submarine program has again become an object of political contestation between the pan-Green and pan-Blue camps. In particular, this occurred after the indictments of two South Korean engineers on charges related to leaks of South Korean submarine technology...
Recent KMT rallies have had an interesting refrain–calling on voters to not vote for Ko Wen-je. This occurs even as the KMT sought to keep the door open for future collaboration between the two parties in other messaging, such as the presidential and vice presidential debates...
Taiwan's election campaigns are undoubtedly vibrant among those in Asia. From carnivals with children’s playgrounds to rallies with music and dances, the vibe attracted people from Asia and all over the world to observe and feel democracy in action. Specifically, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would announce the number of foreign groups and individuals who flew to the country to observe each presidential election...
The TPP has found itself in hot water over Ma Chi-wei, a former party spokesperson who is now running as an independent legislative candidate, who was found to have received funds from the Chinese government to support her campaign. The funds were transferred through cryptocurrency, ironically enough, as the first major public incident in which the CCP has been found to distribute funds through cryptocurrency to candidates it backs in Taiwan...
Perhaps uniquely of the parties currently vying in the Taiwanese elections, the TPP faces a significant challenge of its own–the gaffe-prone nature of its candidates and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je’s reputation for misogyny...
It has been widely recognized that Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Movement in 2019 was the turning point of the 2020 General Election in Taiwan. In the last general election, Beijing’s hardline crackdown on the protests in Hong Kong gave rise to the Taiwanese’s mistrust of China and finally brought a big win to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which was expected to lose both their majority over the Legislative Yuan and their presidency. But after three years of National Security Law (NSL) enactment in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong issue in this general election seems no longer as focal as it was. How should we make sense of this huge contrast in attention? Has “Hong Kong Influence” faded out totally...
