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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

Pan-Blue Camp Continues to Face Corruption Charges

Brian Hioe
The KMT continues to be dogged by allegations of corruption in the upcoming midterm elections. While this is nothing new for a party that was referred to as “black gold” during authoritarian times because of links between KMT members, organized crime, and political corruption, what proves of note is to what extent the pan-Green camp has focused political attacks on the KMT over the issue of corruption with a little over a month before the elections are to take place...
2022 ElectionsEnglishNovember 2022Politics6 min read

Political Controversy About Breaking of National Palace Museum Artifacts Follows Along Familiar Lines

Brian Hioe
A political controversy late last month centered around the breaking of three priceless artifacts displayed at the National Palace Museum. Some estimates place the value of the three artifacts at 77 million USD, though they have never been displayed, seeing as the National Palace Museum rotates its collection and does not display all of its artifacts at once...
EnglishNovember 2022Politics5 min read