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Sunflower Movement
Independent Candidate Elected Mayor of Taiwan’s Capital
In electing Dr. Ko Wen-che as their mayor on Nov. 29, Taipei voters broke out of the political mold that has dominated Taiwanese elections for the last three decades. Ko’s victory by a resounding 850,000 votes over Sean Lien of the Nationalist Party (KMT) was only one piece of bad news for the ruling KMT Party.
Old Pass Torch to Young as Rally Demands ‘Keep Taiwan Free’
Taiwan’s story is that of an underdog. A small island gave refuge to individuals escaping communism in mainland China and then stubbornly resisted its giant neighbor’s demands that it submit.
Taiwan, China, and Governance
Taiwan has become one of the strongest multi-party democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, human dignity/equality, freedom of speech/assembly in Asia; this must not be lost now or ever.
