Lin Chuan

The Tsai Administration To Turn Over A New Leaf Though A Cabinet And Premier Reshuffle?

Brian Hioe
With Lin Chuan's resignation as premier and his replacement by William Lai, as well as an impending cabinet shuffle, changes would be afoot in the Tsai administration. As has been pointed out, very likely the Tsai administration has its eye on midterm approval ratings with its reshuffle, but the switch is probably also aimed at turning over a new leaf in the public eye...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20176 min read

Forward-Looking Infrastructure Plan Passes: Public Outrage To Follow?

Brian Hioe
With the passage of the Forward-Looking Infrastructure Bill yesterday night after its third reading, Taiwanese youth activists have reacted angrily to the bill's, seeing as the DPP does not rule out forced land expropriation in the bill. Still others have has also raised concerns that the Forward-Looking Infrastructure Bill could lead to unaccountable spending and an extreme arrogation of power to the Executive Yuan. ...
EnglishJuly 2017Politics9 min read

Tsai Administration Quietly Approves Nuclear Reactor Restarts: Outrage To Follow?

Brian Hioe
The recent decision of the Tsai administration to allow for nuclear reactor restarts in Taiwan of the No. 1 reactor at the Guosheng nuclear power plant and the No. 2 reactor at the Ma-anshan plant in order to accommodate the energy needs of the upcoming summer may be a decision which will cause a future wave of protest against the Tsai administration...
EnglishEnvironmentalJune 2017Social Movements7 min read