Ko Wen-je sentenced to 17 years: Taiwan court bans third-party leader from 2028 election The Taipei District Court sentenced former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je to 17 years in prison. The landmark conviction under the Anti-Corruption Act effectively

A Taipei court just sentenced a former mayor and current party leader to 17 years in prison over the Core Pacific City corruption scandal. #TaiwanPolitics

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US intel doubts China will invade Taiwan in 2027#Block3 #ChinaInvasionofTaiwan #IranWar #Military #PeoplesLiberationArmy #TaiwanPolitics #Taiwanwar #XiJinping

Incoming KMT chair doubles down on 'Putin was elected' remarks KMT chair-elect Cheng Li-wun reiterated her view that Putin "was elected" & isn't a dictator, sparki...

KMT chair-elect Cheng Li-wun reiterated her view that Putin "was elected" & isn't a dictator, sparking controversy. She also said Taiwan shouldn't become a pawn of the US. #Taiwan #TaiwanPolitics #News

Who is Cheng Li-wun’s Husband Luo Wu-chang? Meet Taiwan’s New Firebrand Opposition Leader Cheng Li-wun, the new Taiwan opposition leader, has been elected as KMT chair. Learn about her husband Luo Wu-chang, her political journey, Xi Jinping’s message, cross-strait peace, and Taiwan electio...

Who is Cheng Li-wun’s Husband Luo Wu-chang? Meet Taiwan’s New Firebrand Opposition Leader
#ChengLiWun #LuoWuChang #TaiwanPolitics #KMT #TaiwanNews #CrossStraitPeace #XiJinping #TaiwanElections #Taipei #ChinaTaiwan
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Beijing to Mark 80 Years Since Taiwan Retrocession as Taipei Rejects the Claim Why China is marking an 80 year milestone nowChina plans to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Taiwan retrocession, the term...

Beijing to Mark 80 Years Since Taiwan Retrocession as Taipei Rejects the Claim #Taiwan #CrossStrait #TaiwanPolitics

DPP gov't rejects Beijing's claims. 🇹🇼 China calls Lai Ching-te a "separatist." KMT & TPP hold parliament majority. Cheng opposes defense spending hikes. 🛡️ #TaiwanPolitics #DPP

Everyone always calls out Legislative Yuan brawls, but the best #TaiwanPolitics trivia is that the Obasan Alliance 小民參政歐巴桑聯盟 — aka "The Aunties' Party" — exists as a political party 🧋💚

(And it's a grassroots, feminist, pro-youth, pro-voter access, better governance party at that: obs.ppedu.org)

Taiwanese opposition survives another recall vote, and referendum on nuclear power fails Taiwan's opposition survived recall votes; however, a referendum to restart nuclear power failed des...

Taiwan's opposition survived recall votes; however, a referendum to restart nuclear power failed despite strong support (4.3M votes). The vote fell short of the required threshold. #TaiwanPolitics #News

Our latest podcast on Taiwan's Hot political Summer is now available on YouTube 👉

#taiwanpolitics, #presidentLai, #laichingte #KMT, #DPP

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Attempt to unseat 24 ‘pro-China’ opposition politicians in Taiwan fails Taiwan's attempt to recall 24 opposition politicians over pro-China ties failed. Voters rejected al...

Taiwan's attempt to recall 24 opposition politicians over pro-China ties failed. Voters rejected all recall proposals in Saturday's vote. Seven more votes remain. #TaiwanPolitics #News

Taiwan holds controversial vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers Taiwan holds unprecedented recall vote targeting 30+ lawmakers accused of pro-China ties. The vote,...

Taiwan holds unprecedented recall vote targeting 30+ lawmakers accused of pro-China ties. The vote, spurred by a civic movement, could shift the balance of power in the Taiwanese legislature. #TaiwanPolitics #News

Great Recall Taiwan: The vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers Taiwan holds a recall vote this Saturday targeting 31 lawmakers accused of pro-China ties. The unpr...

Taiwan holds a recall vote this Saturday targeting 31 lawmakers accused of pro-China ties. The unprecedented vote could shift the balance of power in the Legislative Yuan. #TaiwanPolitics #News

Total recall? Campaigners employ quirk of Taiwan’s political system to turn on ‘pro-China’ candidates Taiwan's recall campaign targets 30+ opposition legislators, accused of pro-China stances. First re...

Taiwan's recall campaign targets 30+ opposition legislators, accused of pro-China stances. First recall votes this Saturday. Outcome could shift parliament's power balance. #TaiwanPolitics #News

Taiwan and the end of the Myth of "Retaking the Mainland" -Parallels to Trump and the Epstein List? Greetings and welcome back for your weekly Asian Studies Fix.

Why is Taiwan politics of the 1980s like Trump and the Epstein files?

#taiwanhistory #taiwanpolitics #jeffreyepstein #trumplovesepsteign #releasetheepsteinlist

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The picture shows the entrance of Jinan Presbyterian Church in Taipei. Also included in the picture is a banner announcing Taiwan's Great Recall on July 26th (7/26) and a logo of the PCT Group.

🎧 In Ep2 of Taiwan’s Great Recall, I speak with grassroots civic leaders from Jinan Church in Taipei pushing back against KMT’s control of the legislature.

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Taipei Mayor Chiang calls for no-confidence vote against Cabinet - Focus Taiwan Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Thursday called on the Legislature to dismiss the Cabinet through a vote of no confidence, accusing the Lai Ching-te (賴清德) a...

Is this talk or going to be action? KMT might be betting that President Lai won't dissolve the Legislature but the KMT might not want to spend money for a full on national legislature election so this might just be grandstanding. Also /1 #Taiwan #Taiwanpolitics

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<TAIWAN NEWS>
-legislative recall case

202 dead people “signed” a recall. 1,500+ invalid entries. 140 weren’t even Indigenous. KMT’s fraud goes islandwide. Thanks for the transparency—democracy sees you.
#TaiwanPolitics #RecallFraud #KMT

5/10 Yet President Lai Ching-te seems to be moving in the opposite direction of public sentiment, officially labelling China a "foreign hostile force" and reviving Cold War-era security measures, including military courts for national security crimes.
#TaiwanPolitics #LaiChingTe

Taiwan’s President Faces Fresh Setback as Lawmakers Vote down Judges - Taiwan’s President Faces Fresh Setback as Lawmaker Vote down Judges.Taiwan’s government warned that its collaboration with global semiconductor companies suffer -

Taiwan’s President Faces Fresh Setback as Lawmakers Vote down Judges.

#TaiwanPolitics #PresidentWilliamLai #JudgesRejected #LegislativeSetback #TaiwanGovernment #DPP #DemocraticProgressiveParty #AsianPolitics #TaiwanNews #businessdor
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Watch: Taiwan Lawmakers Brawl Over Controversial Bills

Watch: Taiwan Lawmakers Brawl Over Controversial Bills

Several lawmakers were injured during the confrontation, according to Taiwanese media reports, th...

#taiwanpolitics #lawmakerbrawl #politicaldiscourse #democracy #currentevents

Gotta love how hearing your mom calling those from outside of Taipei /further south "Green brain rot that's why they vote DDP" because they are less informed about things

Wow thanks, you clearly are also discriminatory against Taiwanese huh, you fucking 49 refugee offspring :)

#Taiwanpolitics