The 10th anniversary of the Sunflower Movement was commemorated on Monday with a rally in front of the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s legislature, in Taipei. This takes place as part of a series of events organized by the Economic Democracy Union, one of the civil society groups originally involved in the movement. Key movement figures such … Read more
Magazine 10 years on, what impact has the Sunflower Movement had on Taiwan? In this April 7, 2014, file photo, students occupying the parliament floor line up in protest against a trade pact with China in Taipei, Taiwan. Credit: AP Photo/Wally Santana In March 2014, the Kuomintang or KMT – then in control of both … Read more
Advertisement Ahead of elections next January, the pan-Blue camp in Taiwan is increasingly taking a harder line on cross-strait issues. This comes at a time when the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate, Hou Yu-ih, is trailing behind former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, who is running as the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) presidential candidate, and the Democratic Progressive … Read more