Should Taiwan Adopt Large Regional Governments?
If we divide the country into six large regions, each region can consolidate all of the governance divisions of labor and resources more than any single county can currently achieve.
If we divide the country into six large regions, each region can consolidate all of the governance divisions of labor and resources more than any single county can currently achieve.
The foundation of nationalism in Taiwan lies in the shared experiences of the island’s inhabitants across eras of cultural and political transformation.
“Respect for Taiwan will never come from how well we run the country, but from small groups of people willing to sacrifice for a robust civil society.”
The labor law protest won’t reverse legislation, but expands the boundaries of Taiwan’s civil discourse and add momentum to the social movement scene.
The recently passed bill is a step forward, but we should not lose sight of the bigger picture of what transitional justice truly represents in Taiwan.