Almost 80 percent of Taiwan, an island of 23 million off the coast of China, is expected to head to the polls November 29 to vote in local elections with more than 11,000 seats up for grabs. Voters will choose candidates ranging from mayors in Taiwan's six biggest cities to low-level village chiefs and township councilors, who make up the bulk of the vacancies.But the
The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) National Congress on Saturday passed a new policy platform titled “Defend Taiwan, Protect Democracy, Fight for the Future, Return to Power,” which covers issues ranging from climate change and animal protection to cross-strait relations.
While continuing the party’s previous stance of backing the so-called “1992 consensus,” which the KMT sees as “one China, different interpretations,” and opposing Beijing’s “one country, two systems,” as well as Taiwanese independence pursued in the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) charter, the new platform also includes KMT Chairman Eric Chu’s (朱立倫) proposal that both sides of the Taiwan Strait should seek common
Taipei, Oct. 30 (CNA) The Kuomintang (KMT) is determined to defend democracy and the Republic of China the formal name of Taiwan under the party's new policy platform, which opposes Beijing's proposal of "one country, two systems," said party chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) Saturday.
Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei’s (陳柏惟) bid to avoid being recalled yesterday received a boost from medical professionals led by former Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀).
“We have collected more than 100 signatures from medical professionals who endorse Chen,” said Lin, a gynecologist.
“Most of them are based in Taichung or central Taiwan, while some are from other regions,” she said.
The vote to recall Chen from his constituency Taichung’s second electoral district is to be held on Oct. 23.
People at yesterday’s event in the city’s Wurih District (烏日) held signs with slogans such as: “We oppose the
When asked why the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) did not send him a congratulatory message until the day after being elected chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), Eric Chu (朱立倫) said that the timing of the letter was “a joint decision” by him and the CCP, a response that stunned everyone.
Chu, who lost the presidential election in 2016, is trying to stage a comeback to pave the way for a presidential bid in 2024, so it is quite surprising to see that his political wisdom has declined so incredibly fast. What other surprises can we expect from secret agreements