Jaw upends the KMT in a big way–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Things have taken a dramatic turn in the KMT with the re-emergance of Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) in the party.Who becomes the next KMT chair is critically important.It will determine who leads the party into the 2022 local elections–and if the chair survives that–this person will in all likelihood be the KMT’s next presidential candidate.This person […]
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