constitutional reform in Taiwan

Despite Moderate Tone During National Day Speech, China Strikes Back at Tsai Administration

Brian Hioe
During National Day, the celebration of the Republic of China’s founding, Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen struck a moderate tone in her state address. Tsai touted Taiwan’s successes fighting COVID-19 and economic growth in spite of the pandemic, while also promising to encourage innovation, and strengthen ties with the international world...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalOctober 20208 min read

In DPP Congress, Tsai Emphasizes Constitutional Reform, Winning Kaohsiung By-Election

Brian Hioe
President Tsai Ing-wen signaled a renewed focus on constitutional reform for her second term earlier this week in public comments at the DPP’s national congress. Tsai gave these comments in her capacity as chair of the DPP. Likewise, Tsai emphasized that the next major electoral task ahead of the DPP was winning the Kaohsiung by-election, which she phrased as “restoring the glory of Kaohsiung”...
EnglishJuly 2018Politics8 min read