Taishang come in pro-Taiwan and pro-China flavors, just like politics back home in Taiwan. Many might argue that they will be more pro-China than the local population, but in fact, in this election, they just aren’t coming home. By Michael…
The ruling Kuomintang is likely to suffer a major setback in the upcoming nine-in-one elections on November 29. The KMT currently rules 15 of Taiwan’s 22 municipalities, including four special municipalities. However, based on transactions on XFuture, the largest Chinese-language…
Dennis Wei (魏揚) and Wu Cheng (吳崢) talked about how the rise of the Sunflower Movement is closely connected to the current social, economic and political situation as well as Taiwan’s unique historical background. Many other countries are facing similar…
Dennis Wei (魏揚) and Wu Cheng (吳崢) gave two exciting presentations about the social, economic and historical backgrounds for the Sunflower Movement and the social movements in Taiwan. The presentations were followed by a Q&A session. People who were attending…
We are looking forward to the event on Saturday November 1. The doors open at 16.00 and we start at 16.30.Come and meet Dennis Wei (魏揚) and Wu Cheng (吳崢), two principal leaders of the Sunflower Movement, to discuss the…
Why did Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement occupy the parliament for three weeks?Did this undermine or strengthen democracy?The Sunflower Movement showed public support for Taiwan’s democracy and for transparency in Taiwan’s relationship with China.Recent events in Hong Kong parallel Taiwanese struggles for…
The fight for justice and freedom is today’s hard realpolitik in Taiwan. KMT’s policies are not delivering the promised economic results and the nation is not getting stronger. The Sunflower movement as well as the nation’s diverse range of other…
At the moment China already absorbs 40% of Taiwan’s export and 80% of its foreign investment; if Taiwan signs additional cooperative agreements with China but fails to sign other FTAs due to Chinese intransigence, our reliance on China is bound…
Non-aligned candidate for mayor Ko Wen-je, who is supported by the pan-Green side, is feeling the heat from the KMT. It was totally predictable that the KMT would create some corruption charge against Ko, a constant tactic in their major…
Young people care even more about politics and Taiwan’s future. They have now become confident and outspoken. We should pay attention whether these developments will influence Taiwan’s future political realignment. It deserves our attention that among the 20-29-year-olds 97.2 percent…