Page 22 - Simon Chang News Today

On May 18, the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) leadership shocked party members by nominating former premier Simon Chang (張善政) as its Taoyuan mayoral candidate. In doing so, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) caused another political firestorm, again triggering tension within the party. Chu has been pulling this kind of stunt with alarming regularity, in a sign of the terminal decline of the Chinese regime in exile. This particular maneuver consisted of three layers: First, Chu’s appo...

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) dropped a bombshell announcement on Wednesday last week: The party is nominating former premier Simon Chang (張善政) as its candidate for Taoyuan mayor. The nomination might have come as a surprise to the public, but it completely ambushed the KMT local factions in Taoyuan. Chang was not considered as, or even rumored to be, a potential candidate right up to the announcement. The list of candidates expected for nomination were KMT ...

Taipei, May 26 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows:

<strong>Chang not a good choice</strong> In April 2019, former premier Simon Chang (張善政) said that “a president who majored in liberal arts only knows how to take part in demonstrations, but one who studied science and technology can solve problems.” He went on to say: “Opposing nuclear power is like Boxer rebels worshiping a bodhisattva, but I only talk about technology, not beliefs.” These comments were intended to lampoon President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who holds...

KMT picks worthy candidate, but in a way that sows disunity and discontent in already fractious party.KMT picks a worthy candidate in Simon Chang, but in a way that sows disunity and discontent in an already fractious party | 2022-05-21 09:12:00

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) chose former Premier Simon Chang (張善政) as its candidate for Taoyuan mayor following a closed-door meeting Wednesday.

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chose former premier Simon Chang (張善政) as its candidate for Taoyuan mayor at a closed-door meeting yesterday. Speaking after the party’s Central Standing Committee meeting, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said the decision was made based on “who can bring change to the city” rather than “who was interested in running.” Chu was likely referring to former Taipei city councilor Lo Chih-chiang of the KMT (羅智強), who last week resigned his po...

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Delta Electronics Inc (台達電) is planning to deliver three shipping container-sized energy storage systems to clients seeking to participate in Taiwan Power Co’s (Taipower, 台電) new energy trading platform, the nation’s leading power management solutions provider said yesterday. The platform, which debuted earlier this year, is intended to make it easier for private owners of electrical equipment, such as generators or power storage units, to sell their energy resources to Taipower, ...

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