Democratic Progressive Party

Lai Strikes Conciliatory Tone to China, KMT in National Day Speech

Brian Hioe
Lai Ching-te delivered the first National Day address of his presidency today. Very little surprised about the speech, in that Lai made no surprising statements on Taiwan’s sovereignty or about Taiwan’s relationship with China. What one does observe from Lai’s speech, however, is the contours of a new historical perspective bridging adherence to the ROC and the resistance against authoritarianism that occurred in the course of Taiwan’s democratization...
America and the Asia PacificCross StraitEnglishInternationalOctober 2024Politics7 min read

KMT and TPP Convene Investigative Committee On Egg Shortages

Brian Hioe
The KMT and TPP have set up an investigative committee in the legislature to look into alleged corruption over egg imports by the Tsai administration. The committee has been formed on the basis of new powers obtained by the Taiwanese legislature, as pushed for by the pan-Blue camp, and drawing on the majority held by the KMT and TPP in the Economics Committee of the Legislative Yuan...
EnglishJuly 2024Politics7 min read