Taipei, Taiwan – Protests are expected to resume in Taiwan on Friday over a divisive bill that would greatly expand the investigative powers of parliament and has already drawn tens of thousands of people onto the streets. Civil society and many legal scholars also oppose the bill, but the Kuomintang, which is backing it, says the reforms are necessary to …
Local elections in Taiwan in late November resulted in a defeat for the Democratic Progressive Party and a Kuomintang victory. However, the DPP’s chances were sunk by a plagiarism scandal that led to the party’s Taoyuan mayoral candidate, former Hsinchu mayor Lin Chih-chien, withdrawing from the race. As a candidate, Chung was backed by KMT incumbent county magistrate Hsu Yao-chang …
As tensions between the US and China soar over a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, AFP looks back at relations between the self-governing island and its superpower neighbour. Washington expresses support for the "One China" policy, which states that Taiwan is part of China, but maintains trade and military ties with Taipei. In October, US President …
Editor's Note: To celebrate the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, we are launching the "100 CPC Stories in 100 Days" series, featuring foreigners who witnessed and participated in the CPC's history and helped the world better understand the CPC. In China's Millions, One-Fifth of Mankind, and other books inspired by her visits, Strong told the world …
