In a surprise, former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je, who is the presidential candidate of the TPP, has expressed support for passing the CSSTA. Since this came to light, the KMT and presidential candidate Hou You-yi has also come out in support of reviving the CSSTA, though the KMT would be playing catch-up with Ko...
An incident involving a teacher drugging students with sleeping pills in Banqiao, New Taipei, has become a scandal for New Taipei mayor Hou You-yi. Seeing as Hou is running for president as the KMT’s presidential issue, the scandal could prove an issue for his campaigning...
Pan-Blue participation in the 15th Straits Forum has come under fire from the DPP, with the presence of KMT representatives framed as a way that the pan-Blue camp was selling out Taiwan...
The political narratives that the KMT will lean into for the next election is increasingly clear, as the KMT seeks to frame the DPP as a warmonger seeking conflict with China, while positioning itself as a party of peace. That is, the KMT seeks to frame the DPP as provoking China into hostilities by seeking Taiwanese independence...
Although it is not likely to become the key issue to be voted on, seeing as presidential elections traditionally revolve around the issue of cross-strait relations, the issue of nuclear energy will be an important substrate of the Taiwanese presidential elections. It proves unsurprising, then, that the issue of nuclear energy has again come up as a contentious issue–as it has long been in Taiwan, given Taiwan’s nature as an island country...
Me Too-style sexual harassment allegations continue to embroil Taiwan. Accusations remain mostly centered on the political world, though there have been accusations more related to the academic or art worlds...
The KMT officially announced that its 2024 presidential candidate would be New Taipei mayor Hou You-yi today, putting an end to months of speculation and confusion. Namely, the KMT decided on its choice of presidential candidate through a closed nomination process, rather than an open primary...
Former president Ma Ying-jeou recently spoke at the Delphi Economic Forum in Athens. Before the forum even took place, however, his participation led to controversy due to the fact that the event’s website listed him as the “former president of Taipei"...
In comments made earlier this week, New Taipei mayor Hou You-yi expressed opposition to both Taiwanese independence and Beijing’s “One Country, Two Systems.” This is among the clearest articulation of a cross-strait stance by the New Taipei mayor to date, with Hou angling for the presidential nomination of the KMT. Otherwise, Hou committed to the defense of the ROC, which includes Matsu, Kinmen, and Penghu...
