Eric Chu

KMT Calls for Recall of Lai Ching-te At Rally

Brian Hioe
The KMT claimed 250,000 in attendance at a rally against DPP recalls held yesterday on Ketagalan Boulevard. Aerial photographs do not seem to correspond to this claim, but either way, the pan-Blue camp was out in force against the DPP in what was a de facto campaign rally for the pan-Blue camp. Both the KMT and its smaller ally party, the TPP, were present...
April 2025EnglishPoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

In Summit Meeting with Huang Kuo-Chang, Eric Chu Backs Notion of Dissolving Cabinet

Brian Hioe
A summit meeting between KMT chair Eric Chu and TPP chair Huang Kuo-chang resulted in the two parties both vowing to resist the Lai administration. At the same time, it is unclear whether the two parties see eye-to-eye on the major issue that was to be discussed, with no clear agreement having come out of the meeting. The event was a live-streamed, open discussion...
April 2025EnglishPolitics10 min read

KMT Leadership Moves to Cut Influence of Veterans’ Branch in Major Internal Shake-Up

Brian Hioe
In a surprise move, the KMT has moved to demote the position of the Huang Fu-hsing and to integrate the Huang Fu-hsing into local KMT party chapters. Although the Huang Fu-hsing will become a “veterans service working committee" and be a second-tier part of the party, this is a move aimed at undercutting the power of what has sometimes been termed a “party within a party”...
EnglishMarch 2024Politics7 min read

KMT Party Congress Reaffirms Hou’s Nomination, But In-Fighting Continues

Brian Hioe
The KMT party congress took place yesterday at the Banqiao Stadium in New Taipei. There were few surprises at the party congress, with KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih officially confirmed as the party’s candidate. There has been speculation for some weeks that Hou could potentially face being replaced as the KMT party candidate, due to Hou’s weak performance in polls so far. This was the scenario that took place in the 2016 presidential elections, with Hung Hsiu-chu being swapped out in favor of current party chair Eric Chu...
EnglishJuly 2023Politics6 min read