An estimated crowd of 30,000 people gathered outside Taiwan's Legislative Yuan to protest against the KMT's attempts to force through legislation that would grant sweeping powers to the legislature and undermine Taiwan's democracy
China droht Taiwan zur Amtseinführung des neuen Präsidenten
Am Tag der Amtseinführung des neuen Präsidenten Lai in Taiwan hat China dem Land erneut gedroht. Ein Anschluss sei historisch vorgegeben. Lai forderte ein Ende der Einschüchterungsversuche.
Frozen Garlic reflects on Tsai Ing-wen's eight years in office with a focus on her relationship with the military
"I think one of the biggest changes over the last eight years has been how the DPP – party elites, party loyalists, and ordinary people with slight DPP sympathies – thinks about the military."
Tomorrow Lai Ching-te (賴淸德) will take up office as Taiwan's next president. This profile (written a year ago) gives a good background of Lai's key policy positions
To the west of the line, in #taiwan, territory cannot be acquired by #china (14th century) conquest (or communist revolution) but can be acquired by KMT conquest including massacre of tens of thousands of natives. No problemo!
Certainly no need to revert anything to an antebellum status quo like to the east of the line. Time to move forward and just call an election.
If we apply the same rules in eastern #ukraine? The conquest is old news, what matters is democracy for Donbas, right?
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen will step down on Monday after completing two terms in office. Here she reflects on her achievements in office and Taiwan's place in the world