Efforts by the KMT to establish “free trade zones” in offshore islands of Taiwan continue. Such proposals have primarily been advanced by KMT legislator Chen Yu-chen...
A proposal advanced by the DPP legislative caucus to rid the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area of the long-enshrined distinction between the “Mainland Area” and “Free Area” is unlikely to advance. The KMT and its ally, the TPP, currently hold the majority in the legislature together and are unlikely to support such a bill...
In somewhat of a surprise, the Legislative Yuan has passed the Youth Basic Law. The law, which defines youth as between the ages of 18 and 35, provides for the creation of the Youth Affairs Development Council and the establishment of a 10 billion NT fund meant for youth...
KMT legislator Sra Kacaw is facing indictment over taking 7.11 million NT in bribes between 2020 and 2023. Prosecutors are reportedly seeking over ten years in jail for him, on violations of the Anti-Corruption Act and the Money Laundering Control Act...
Questions about whether the TPP and KMT will cooperate in the upcoming local elections have been raised, with TPP chair Huang Kuo-chang announcing that he will run for New Taipei mayor. Huang announcing this mayoral run takes place shortly after a meeting between him and newly-elected KMT party chair Cheng Li-wun, known for her outspoken pro-China views...
The KMT has again opened itself up to criticism, with a series of recent trips to China by seven KMT legislators. The seven legislators are Weng Hsiao-ling, Lin Szu-ming, Yeh Yuan-chih, Cheng Cheng-chien, Chiu Jo-hua, Lu Yu-ling, and Tu Chuan-chi. Former KMT legislator John Chiang, the father of Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an, as well as KMT Mainland Affairs director Chang Ya-ping, too, were in attendance...
Taiwan's ongoing constitutional crisis remains unresolved, as the impasse about the Executive Yuan refusing to sign a fiscal allocation bill passed by the Legislativ/e Yuan continues...
New legislation advanced by the KMT has been accused of seeking to restore CtiTV to coveted primetime spot Channel 52. CtiTV, the previous occupant of the Channel 52 slot, was taken off air after losing its broadcast license...
Taiwan may be on the verge of a constitutional crisis, with Premier Cho Jung-tai refusing to sign legislation passed by the legislature. Cho’s refusal to sign such legislation occurs with the support of President Lai Ching-te...
In a rare case, there have been calls on President Lai Ching-te to pardon an eighty-year-old woman who killed her paralyzed son. This occurred apparently due to the burden of care, the woman having cared for him for over 50 years...
