Chang An-Lo

Will the Chinese Unification Promotion Party Be Dissolved by the Government?

Brian Hioe
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Interior called for the dissolution of the China Unification Promotion Party. This proves a notable move, in that it proves rare for the government to dissolve political parties on grounds apart from lack of updating relevant contact information, or handing in the necessary documents to stay in operation. This includes political parties that are pro-unification...
EnglishNovember 2024Politics6 min read

Suicide of Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Used as Political Ammunition by KMT for Recall Campaigns

Brian Hioe
The apparent suicide of Kaohsiung city council speaker Hsu Kun-yuan on the same day as Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu was successfully recalled earlier this month has quickly become used as political ammunition by the KMT against political opponents. A number of recall campaigns against supporters of Han’s recall have been launched by members of the pan-Blue camp...
EnglishJune 2020Politics8 min read

Retaliation Against Efforts To Investigate Chinese Spying In Taiwan?

Brian Hioe
Chinese spying efforts in Taiwan have been under closer scrutiny in past months, as observed in government investigation of the New Party and Chinese Unification Promotion Party. However, reports by Chinese state-run media in the last week warning against Taiwanese spies in China could be retaliation for the Tsai administration's recent efforts against Chinese spying...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20187 min read

Does CUPP Raid Indicate Future Attempts To Crack Down On Chinese Funding Of Pro-Unification Groups?

Brian Hioe
Raids on the offices of "White Wolf" Chang An-Lo's Chinese Unification Promotion Party have led to accusations from Chang that the DPP is conducting political persecution against pan-Blue political actors. The raids took place on August 7th, with Chang An-Lo and his son called in for questioning by police on August 9th. Both were later released without jail...
August 2018EnglishPolitics6 min read

Attempts By China To Engineer New Pro-Unification Figures In The Media Spotlight

Brian Hioe
A new trend can be discerned in recent news coverage of Taiwan by pro-China media and pro-China commentators that act as the unofficial spokespersons of the Chinese state. This would be to claim in some way that the rising tide of pro-independence views in Taiwan and the growing strength of independent Taiwanese identity has reversed itself, pointing to exciting new figures taking the political scene by storm who are staunchly unification...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalNovember 20175 min read