Foxconn founder Terry Gou announced a presidential run this morning, throwing his hat into the ring of an already crowded race. This puts an end to months of speculation about whether Gou would run or not...
A short three months after a wave of #MeToo cases swept across the Taiwanese political landscape, it proves a question as to whether there have been genuine changes in social attitudes in the aftermath of these cases. Certainly, there has been no shortage of commentary on the matter, and the legislature responded by passing amendments to Taiwan’s “Three Gender Equality laws.” But whether there are lasting changes remains to be seen...
tens of thousands demonstrated on Ketagalan Boulevard today to call attention to the issue of pedestrian safety in Taiwan. The rally took place despite thunderstorms in the afternoon and rain. According to organizers, there were 50,000 participants, who were called on to wear white for the event...
Hsinchu mayor Ann Kao of the TPP has been indicted over corruption charges. Kao is the TPP’s only mayor, having previously served as a legislator for the pan-Blue third party, whose presidential candidate is former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je...
Ko Wen-je's TPP has again found itself embroiled in scandal, this time over a performance at a campaign event that involved dancers dressed as female flight attendants. The campaign event was for Chang Chi-hao, a TPP legislative candidate running in the Daan-Wenshan area in Taipei...
The DPP held its party congress on Sunday at the Grand Hotel. This took place on the same day as the rally organized by former NPP chair Huang Kuo-chang and streamer Holger Chen on Ketagalan Boulevard. As no representative of the DPP was present at the rally, which all pan-Blue presidential candidates attended, this led to DPP party members being derided by Huang as off enjoying air conditioning while attendees at the rally toiled in the heat. Though the rally framed itself as non-partisan, given that all pan-Blue presidential candidates were present, the rally is largely read as pan-Blue...
Demonstrators protested on Ketagalan Boulevard today for a rally called by former NPP chair Huang Kuo-Chang and influential streamer and bodybuilder Holger Chen. The rally drew tens of thousands, despite intense heat in the afternoon, and can be seen as the first major campaign rally of the 2024 election season. The rally began at 2 PM...
Recent statements by former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je, currently the presidential candidate of the TPP, allege political favoritism in that Ko was not allowed to hold a fundraising concert at the Taipei Music Center...
Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je, who is running as the TPP’s presidential candidate in the 2024 elections, continues to maintain an ambiguous cross-strait stance...
