The intersection of art, culture, and politics in Taiwan can be quite surprising at times. This continues to be self-evident in 2018 local elections, in which election campaigning from youth activists turned politician remains highly innovative in nature...
The two Kaohsiung mayoral debates that took place on November 10th and yesterday, on November 19th, raise a number of questions going forward. In particular, KMT mayoral candidate Han Kuo-yu did not perform as well as one would have expected in either debate and so it is to be seen whether the debate will negatively affect his election chances. On the other hand, it is also highly possible that Han voters will simply disregard Han’s debate performance...
Over a hundred people gathered at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City on November 2, a rainy Friday night, in order to fundraise for efforts to realize marriage equality in Taiwan...
In a time in which efforts by KMT politicians to win over the youth vote have generally proven comical, the KMT’s Kaohsiung mayoral candidate, Han Kuo-yu, has proven unexpectedly successful in this...
Comments by KMT chair Wu Den-yih last week involved Wu making dubious claims about the past record of the Tsai administration in order to suggest that the Taiwanese electorate should turn over political power back to the KMT...
The 16th annual pride parade took place today in Taipei, drawing an claimed 140,000 participants, which would be a new record. This year’s pride parade would be a politically charged event, seeing as a referendum on gay marriage is set to take place next month during elections on November 24th, and this question loomed over the event...
Outrage has ensued from members of Taiwanese civil society after proposed changes to the Religious Basic Law which would effectively remove religious groups from government oversight. Namely, while members of Taiwanese are among the first defend religious liberties and frequently react against what is perceived as the government overstepping its bounds, concerns are that such changes would effectively make religious groups above the law...