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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 appointment of the former premier — who was also on the KMT’s presidential ticket in 2020 as former ...

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 legislators Lu Yu-ling (呂玉玲), Lu Ming-che (魯明哲) and Wan Mei-ling (萬美玲), and former...

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 a doctorate of law, and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government, which wants to scrap nuc...

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