Vestiges of Authoritarianism: The KMT’s Patronage Network (Part 1)
The KMT knew that a democratic transition would allow them to maintain power if they built a system of networks rooted in local power and corruption.
The KMT knew that a democratic transition would allow them to maintain power if they built a system of networks rooted in local power and corruption.
2020 could be the year Taiwan sheds itself of the dictator’s legacy, and find our real values in freedom, democracy, equality and justice.
The KMT’s fundamental dilemma: what to do with its China policy? Abandon the 1992 Consensus, or double down on its pro-China position and risk being further marginalized?
President Tsai Ing-wen’s decisive re-election may distress the PRC and KMT opposition, but provides a measure of continuity and stability in Taiwan as it encounters a range of challenges, new and old.
The KMT is scrambling to find someone who will take over as chairman and lead the party out of its slump. Will it be a fresh new face, or more of the same?