Kuomintang

Is Eric Chu Increasingly Embattled in the KMT?

Brian Hioe
With KMT party primaries underway, all indications are that internal divides within the party continue to be strong. Namely, current KMT chair Eric Chu seems to be increasingly embattled, as facing challenges from within the party. This may be the result of the KMT’s current system in which the KMT chair cannot simultaneously serve as the party’s presidential candidate. But, despite that this is the case, it is often thought that Chu in fact harbors presidential ambitions, having served the KMT’s 2016 presidential candidate after he was swapped in to replace Hung Hsiu-chu...
April 2022EnglishPolitics6 min read

Support for Ukraine from Taiwan Continues, with Regional Realignments in Wake of Invasion

Brian Hioe
Support for Ukraine from Taiwan continues, with 740 million NT for Ukraine raised within 18 days for a government-established relief fund that will be used for resettling refugees last month. Likewise, 216 tons of supplies have been sent to Ukraine from Taiwan to date, and there are plans to hold a benefit concert at the National Concert Hall in cooperation with the Polish representative office on April 17th. ...
April 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

As Vaccination Rates Slow, Will Taiwan Become a Vaccine Hoarder?

Brian Hioe
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...
EnglishMarch 2022Politics6 min read