Donovan’s Quick Take: Hou You-yi relents and rallies with Han Kuo-yu
Until now, New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) of the KMT has been openly dismissive of presidential candidate Daniel Han Kuo-yu’s (韓國瑜) run for the presidency, stating he was too busy to attend Han’s campaign rallied or take up the post of campaign manager for New Taipei City because he claimed he was too busy […]
Donovan’s Quick Take: Han saying that Thais “look down on us” plays on old fears
Daniel Han Kuo-yu is playing on familiar but dated fears: From the Taipei Times: … The Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei in a statement on Monday last week said that the new rule also applies to British, Chinese and French passport holders, and would be extended to more nations. “They look down on […]
Reports: Ballot numbers picked for Taiwan Presidential tickets
This morning the Central Election Commission (CEC) held the drawing of lots for the numbers on the ballot for the presidential tickets. Scoring number one on the ballot was the People’s First Party (PFP) ticket of James Soong (宋楚瑜) and VP candidate Yu Hsiang-deng (余湘等). Number two on the ballot will be the Chinese Nationalist […]
Focus Taiwan: Kaohsiung Incident key to democratization: ‘Formosa’ contributor
… The Kaohsiung rally was held to oppose the KMT’s one-party rule, and called for the removal of bans on political parties and the end of martial law, which had been in place since 1949. At one point, riot police encircled the crowd and used tear gas on protesters, resulting in fierce clashes between the […]
Focus Taiwan: Reform more difficult than revolution: Chen Chu
… Chen was among those arrested and she was tried in a military court on charges of rebellion. She was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison but was released in 1986 after serving six years of her sentence. In May 2019, Chen’s record of conviction on rebellion charges was wiped out by […]
