Yilan county magistrate Lin Zi-miao has come under further scrutiny for corruption charges, due to checks worth over 100 million NT received by Lin or her family members from former KMT legislator Yang Chi-hsiung...
Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je, who is the founder and chair of the Taiwan People’s Party, has found himself in a spat with other TPP politicians after calling party member Lin Shu-hui a “dog” that needed to be “disciplined.” Lin is the director of TPP legislator Lai Hsiang-ling’s office and the chair of the TPP’s central review committee ...
In the past week, some members of the DPP legislative caucus have proposed amending the Anti-Infiltration Act in order to allow for the dissolution of political parties that cooperate with another nation to influence the outcome of an election. In particular, DPP legislator Chiu Chih-wei is the main public backer of the bill...
With primary season in full swing in Taiwan, much speculation has turned to the question of who will be the pan-Blue and pan-Green camp’s respective political candidates for Taipei mayor...
A proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to age 18 cleared the legislature last Friday. As a result, the amendment will be put to a national referendum later this year...
Vaccination rates have largely stalled in Taiwan at a time in which Taiwan debates if and whether to loosen COVID-19 measures. This would be in the interests of transitioning away from Taiwan’s current COVID-zero approach, so as to avoid Taiwan becoming disconnected from the international world at a time in which many countries are loosening their COVID-19 restrictions, something that would have a severe impact on Taiwan’s economy...
With the Transitional Justice Commission set to be dissolved in May, speculation has turned to whether the commission will be able to call for the removal of the 6.3-meter Chiang Kai-shek statue in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial...
The KMT faces an internal quandary, with a recent standing committee election having resulted in controversy over vote buying and corruption. KMT chair Eric Chu has vowed to investigate and get to the bottom of any corruption, stating that he will take action within two weeks...
An unforeseen consequence of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia may be that it intensifies regional tensions in the Asia Pacific. This occurs due to the fact that hawkish political leaders in the region may use global concern in the wake of the crisis to push for actions that they claim will strengthen military defense...
On the 75th anniversary of the 228 Massacre, questions regarding transitional justice are still up in the air. However, one notes that pan-Blue apologism for the massacre and the White Terror that followed has become starker than ever...