Debate Weekend: The Beginning of the Blues’ Bitter End
The presidential debate and forums last weekend were hard to watch but easy to understand. What do they tell us about Taiwan’s upcoming 2016 elections?
The presidential debate and forums last weekend were hard to watch but easy to understand. What do they tell us about Taiwan’s upcoming 2016 elections?
The KMT’s vice presidential candidate Jennifer Ju-hsuan Wang (王如玄) is now embroiled in controversies over the nature of her property investments. Wang’s nomination currently looks like a statement to voters that profiting off public assets is a core value of the KMT.
帝王雖然獨裁,但他們不是聖賢,只要人民團結組織起來就可以反抗、推翻他們,台灣人民可以用選票讓國民黨陣營下台,讓習近平、馬英九和世界都看見台灣人民的想法與理念。
Emperors may dictate, but they are not divine. If united and organized, the people can defy them. The Taiwanese can force Xi, Ma, and the world to face the facts about their views and values by voting the collaborationist KMT out into the wilderness.
Amidst the rise of third-choice parties in Taiwan, the Taiwan Solidarity Union, founded by former president Lee Teng-hui, is struggling to stay alive, even though its platform is gaining popularity.