How Was Taiwan’s Presidential Debate? Sorry I Fell Asleep
Too busy to catch this week’s Taiwan presidential debate? We kept score–but we barely stayed awake.
Han Kuo-yu’s ‘Army’ Heckles Ma Ying-jeou & Throws a Party in the ROC
Whose party is it anyway? We attended Sunday’s Han Kuo-yu rally in New Taipei as the Kaohsiung mayor fired up a crowd that has had enough of KMT orthodoxy.
The Remarkable Han Kuo-yu Faces a Rough Road Ahead
Deep concerns over Han Kuo-yu’s electability are reverberating within many corners of the KMT.
Observations on Rising Populism in Taiwan Politics
Populist politics started in 2014 Taipei mayor election by the non-party affiliated Ko Wen-je. Han Kuo-yu in his Kaohsiung mayor election in 2018 further amplified and dramatized such populist swing within KMT. Such populist political culture even penetrated into the wider society in creating an aggressive and hostile collective political mood against political establishment and liberal tolerance.
Han Kuo-yu’s China Factor
Though the China factor has successfully propelled Han Kuo-yu to the mayor’s office, it can act as a double-edged sword, making his road to the presidency challenging.