NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Brian Hioe

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

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Rally Calling for Child Protections Takes Place on Ketagalan Boulevard

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Taiwan and China Continue to Contest Air Traffic

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Politics

Taichung Mayoral Debate Centers Air Pollution, Past Campaign Promises

Brian Hioe
The Taichung mayoral debate took place on November 15th. This report will focus on the two primary candidates, incumbent Lu Shiow-yen of the KMT and challenger Tsai Chi-chang of the DPP. As with many of the other debates that have been held in the course of the election, there were three rounds. The first round consisted of opening statements, the second round consisted of questions from a panel of experts, and the third round consisted of closing statements...
2022 ElectionsEnglishNovember 2022Politics5 min read

Keelung Mayoral Debate Focuses on Different Visions for Development

Brian Hioe
The Keelung mayoral policy presentation took place on November 17th. Though there were five candidates, this article will focus on Hsieh Kuo-liang, the KMT candidate, and Tsai Shih-ying, the DPP candidate, as the main viable candidates. For the policy presentation, each candidate was allocated fifteen minutes to state their platform, with no round for cross-examinations or questions from experts due to the number of candidates...
2022 ElectionsAugust 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

Mayoral Debate Illustrates How the KMT Continues Efforts to Make Inroads Into Kaohsiung

Brian Hioe
The Kaohsiung mayoral debate took place on November 12th. Though there were four candidates, this article will focus on the two main candidates, former legislator Ko Chih-en of the KMT and incumbent Chen Chi-mai of the DPP. The debate had three rounds, consisting of a first round of opening statements, a second round of questions from experts, and a third round consisting of closing statements...
2022 ElectionsAugust 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

Miaoli Debate Characterized by Partisan Divides

Brian Hioe
The Miaoli county magistrate debate was held on November 18th, consisting of three rounds. The first round consisted of an opening statement, and the second round consisted of cross-examination between candidates. Though there were five participants in the debate, the following article will focus on the three frontrunners in the race, these being the KMT’s candidate, Hsieh Fu-hung, the DPP candidate, Hsu Ting-chen, and independent candidate Chung Tung-chin...
2022 ElectionsEnglishNovember 2022Politics5 min read