Premier Su Tseng-chang approving the death penalty for cases of drunk driving represents all too typical behavior from Taiwanese politicians regarding attempts to deter crime through legal punishment. Namely, it is often thought by many members of the public in Taiwan that increasing penalties-is the best means of preventing violent crime. This is inclusive of drunk driving...
On March 20th, Taipei Ko Wen-je spoke at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC to outline his experiences as Taipei mayor, emphasizing his status as an anti-establishment politician. Despite not having announced his intention to campaign for president in 2020 just yet, the content of Ko’s speech suggests that he indeed plans on running for president...
A recent crackdown on nightclubs ordered by premier Su Tseng-chang, this taking place after several fights outside nightclubs became widely reported on in the media, likely will not prevent fights from breaking out outside nightclubs. Instead, the crackdown may simply restrict the number of spaces that young people have to enjoy themselves in Taiwan...
Criticisms by the KMT over the fact that a redesign of the National Identification Card slated for 2020 may not include the ROC flag on the ID are typical for the party. Namely, the KMT has become fixated on the issue of the removal of ROC flags ever since the Tsai administration took office...
The case of Hsieh Chih-hung proves another case in Taiwan of a death row prisoner who has served decades on death row on the basis of inconclusive evidence...
Controversies in the DPP and KMT regarding their choice of presidential candidate prove that factionalism is alive and well in both major political parties in Taiwan...
Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je revealed his opposition to same-sex marriage during a speech in Boston last week, triggering a heated discussion on Taiwanese social media...
The Tsai administration's refugee policies toward Chinese asylum seekers are in the spotlight again after a Chinese student requested political asylum in Taiwan after making public criticisms of Chinese president Xi Jinping on a livestream and social media. The student in question, Li Jiabao, is currently a student at the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science in Tainan...
The results of four by-elections that took place last week have been used as an early metric of political sentiment in Taiwan, with less than a year to go until 2020 elections. Elections will take place in January of next year...