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In light of the ongoing war in Ukraine, United Microelectronics Corp founder Robert Tsao (曹興誠), who is known for his pro-China stance and proposed a “unification” referendum in 2007, has made surprising remarks regarding Taiwan’s national security. In an article published this week, Tsao said that Taiwan could only achieve long-term peace by adopting a “two-state theory.” As most of those endorsing the theory have previously been pro-Taiwan politicians, Tsao’s theory, while no...

During an interpellation over power outages at the Legislative Yuan last week, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) — great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and grandson of former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) — repeatedly demanded that Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) “guarantee” there would be no more blackouts. Not getting a straight answer from Su, Chiang Wan-an insisted that the government have the “guts” to deliver on its promis...

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has not ruled out cooperating with other opposition parties in the local elections in November, especially in districts that are difficult to win, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said on Friday. The KMT might not even nominate a mayoral candidate in Kaohsiung, he added. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who is chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), said he had not talked to Chu about the issue, and that the scope of the KMT’s intended cooperation...

Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) earlier this week said that the Ukraine crisis has set an example for Taiwan: Small countries should know their place and never provoke big countries. Consequently, Taiwan should avoid antagonizing China at all costs. However, if Taiwan were to draw lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war, it would not be the capitulationism nonsense that Jaw has been promoting. Instead, it should focus on the following points: First, small countries sh...

As the Ukraine crisis continues to intensify, the concept of “Finlandization” has been resurrected as a potential compromise for eastern Europe. The concept refers to smaller countries refraining from policies that oppose an adversarial neighbor while nominally retaining independence, such as Finland did toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War. French President Emmanuel Macron last month reportedly suggested that the Finlandization of Ukraine would be “one of the models on the table”...

Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) has been lambasting the government for taking a knee-jerk anti-China stance, yet he seems to not have realized that he has become an unthinking, fawning spaniel that acts as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mouthpiece on every issue. As a national team athlete and the flagbearer for the Beijing Winter Games opening ceremony, speedskater Huang Yu-ting (黃郁婷) has been representing Taiwan at international competitions and benef...

After retiring from his post at Manila City Hall, visual artist and 81-year old Ananias “Naning” Estrella vows to pursue his passion in life. A native of Navotas, his collection of nautical scenes flows with images in watercolor, a fitting homage to his hometown. A native of Navotas, Estrella fondly…

At a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) forum to discuss the party’s strategy going into the local mayoral and city councilor elections in November, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) was asked about the party’s plans for the 2024 presidential election. He said that there was no point discussing 2024 unless the party performed well in this year’s elections. Chu then talked about how the party was being ridiculed as being a “Civil War Party” (內鬥黨), because of how many major KMT figur...

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday acknowledged that he has a personal relationship with tycoon Liao Wan-long (廖萬隆), a former member of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Central Standing Committee who reportedly has close ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). Liao, 74, is known as the “King of Taiwan Tungsten Carbide,” with an estimated personal worth of about NT$50 billion (US$1.8 billion). Ko said that he and Liao ...

Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) vice chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), a former Taipei mayor, on Sunday said that the KMT and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) would benefit from joining forces in the Taipei mayoral election later this year. National Policy Foundation vice chairman Sean Lien (連勝文), the KMT candidate in the 2014 Taipei mayoral race, and Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) have also given their support to the idea. Hau, Lien and Jaw, to var...