The 2014 elections mostly expressed the public distrust of the KMT and cannot be taken as direct endorsement of DPP policy. Although the DPP’s position on cross-strait relations will not run counter to its tenets nor the direction of civil…
The fundamental question is: Why should Taiwan’s political future be based on historical events that bear no relevance to modern society? The nation must acknowledge its history, but formulate policies that are based on the present and the future, not…
The Aerotropolis around Taoyuan is the largest land expropriation in the democratic era. Stopping that aerotropolis is a key to the DPP’s remaining a serious party in Taiwan. It can’t just pretend to be the party of social justice and…
Taiwan’s Sunflower Student Movement in March 2014 and the assorted protests against the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) were triggered by the KMT-CCP cooperation and the negative consequences of globalization. Developments prior to and since the emergence of these movements…
Hong Kong’s aktivister ønsker ikke det kinesiske styres version af demokratiet. De negative politiske og økonomiske konsekvenser af det tættere forhold til Kina har skabt et stærk civilsamfund imod styret. Medier udfører selvcensur og firmaer presses til ikke at reklamere…
Taiwan Corner was the principal organizer of a trip by Dennis Wei (魏揚) and Wu Cheng (吳崢), two of the principal representatives of the Sunflower Movement, to London and Brussels in the beginning of November. We were able to meet…
Taiwan’s opposition wins all major cities, and KMT suffers an historic blow throughout Taiwan. The election results suggest a change of government in 2016 and a goodbye to KMT government. There are presidential and parliamentary elections in early 2016 and…
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…