Although anticipated for some time, a cabinet reshuffle announced last week by the Tsai administration is likely aimed at putting on a good face ahead of 2018 local elections. The reshuffle gives some sense as to what issues the Tsai administration has its eyes on going into 2018 local elections...
Controversy regarding the Ministry of Education’s decision to block the appointment of Kuan Chung-Ming as president of NTU continues, with demonstrations taking place on campus yesterday. However, as a result, surreal scenes broke out on the NTU campus, becoming widely discussed among civil society activists on social media...
After much back and forth, the decision by the Ministry of Education to block Kuan Chung-ming from being named president of National Taiwan University has at least settled the matter that Kuan will not be the next president of NTU. But one does not expect controversy regarding Kuan’s blocked appointment to end anytime soon...
