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A Taiwanese lawmaker caused a major commotion by grabbing a bill and running out of the legislative chamber to prevent it from being passed. The event happened just before President-elect Lai Ching-te was set to take office on Monday. According to reports, the morning session was already heated, with lawmakers shouting and shoving each other even before any votes were cast. The situation escalated when one MP, now nicknamed the “Bill Bandit,” grabbed the bill and dashed for the exit. Other lawmakers chased him, turning the chamber into a scene of chaos. The video was shared by @CensoredMen on X...

The Democratic Progressive Party won decisively, affirming that most Taiwanese want to maintain Taiwan’s separation from communist China.The Taiwanese elected William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as their next president, despite Beijing’s threat that voting for Lai would lead to war.The campaign to succeed Taiwan’s incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen, who will step down in May due to term limits, was a fierce three-way race, including Vice President Lai of the DPP, Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT), and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). Beijing accuses the DPP of “promoting” Taiwan’s independence, a red line...

World leaders congratulated Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for a historic third presidential term even as President Biden warned that the U.S. will not endorse independence for the island. "We do not support independence," Biden told reporters when asked for comment on DPP candidate William Lai’s victory over the rival Koumintang (KMT) party following Saturday’s election. Lai, who also goes by his Chinese name, Ching-te, declared victory after a tightly contested election saw him beat KMT candidate Hou Yu-ih, the mayor of New Taipei City. Beijing had not declared a clear preference for any candidate, but Chinese officials framed...

That is happening in Denmark, currently governed by a conservative, immigration-skeptic coalition. With an election around the corner, the front-runners are the Social Democrats, who are stealing the right’s thunder on Islamic immigration: Donald Trump couldn’t have said it better. But the Social Democrats go much farther than Trump’s administration in drawing a line against mass immigration: Under her leadership, the SD have called for a cap on “non-western immigrants”, for asylum seekers to be expelled to a reception centre in North Africa, and for all immigrants to be forced to work 37 hours a week in exchange for benefits....

China's PLA forces carry out landing drills near Taiwan outpost days after elections PUBLISHED : Thursday, 21 January, 2016, 8:22pm UPDATED : Thursday, 21 January, 2016, 8:28pm The People's Liberation Army based in the Fujian provincial city of Xiamen - 10km opposite one of self-ruled Taiwan's outposts - has carried out live-fire exercises and landing drills just days after the pro-independence opposition party won elections in Taiwan. Military experts said the drills were aimed at sending a "political warning" to Taiwan's president-elect Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of Democratic Progressive Party, that Beijing would never give up using "non-peaceful means" to solve...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tsai Ing-wen was elected Taiwan’spresident on Saturday, becoming the first woman to win the office. Voters gave her Democratic Progressive Party, which is skeptical of closer ties with China, control of Taiwan’s legislature for the first time, giving her broad authority to enact her policies in office. "The results today tell me the people want to see a government that is willing to listen to people, that is more transparent and accountable and a government that is more capable of leading us past our current challenges and taking care of those in need,” she said in a...

Article written on 20th about an asset mgr investing in Taiwan because he is sure KMT candidate Ma will merge Taiwan's market with China. Bloomberg link

As many as 62 percent of university students in Taiwan think former Chairman Ma Ying-jeou of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) will win the 2008 presidential race and 67.5 percent of them oppose dismantling the walls surrounding the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park in Taipei. These are among the major findings of the latest poll of students attending higher learning institutions on the island conducted by the World Leadership Education Foundation in Taiwan and the Leadership Education Society at the National Taiwan University. Ma currently enjoys a sizable lead over all other presidential hopefuls as shown in most other major public opinion...

"No thanks, uncle Sam Representatives from an anti-arms procurement alliance yesterday stage a protest in front of the Legislative Yuan, condemning the US for ``bullying'' Taiwan over the purchase plan." PHOTO: CHU PEI-HSIUNG, TAIPEI TIMES

TOEING THE LINE: US government officials are now in agreement regarding Lien Chan's meeting with the Chinese president, saying that Beijing must speak to Chen By Charles Snyder STAFF REPORTER IN WASHINGTON Sunday, May 01, 2005,Page 1 Advertising The US State Department has fallen into line with the White House in urging China to talk directly with President Chen Shui-bian (’…G) to settle cross-strait issues peacefully, according to statements made by US officials. Meanwhile, the White House again expressed the hope that the meeting between Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (˜AD) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (ŒÓ‹ÑŸ·) will...

Chen must respond to PRC maneuvering, analysts say RESPONSE: Intimidation from Beijing has prompted two presidential advisors to tender their resignations. Decisive action from Chen is necessary, observers insist By Huang Tai-lin STAFF REPORTER Sunday, Apr 03, 2005,Page 3 A series of events taking place this week had some political observers expressing concern over a possible emergence of support for Beijing in Taiwan in the wake of China's newly-enacted "Anti-Secession" Law. Noting the controversial visit a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) delegation made to China two days after hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets to oppose the Anti-Secession...

KMT has secret deal with Beijing: DPP ALLEGATIONS: The head of the DPP's legislative caucus said he had evidence that the KMT had made a deal with China's Communist Party By Ko Shu-ling STAFF REPORTER Thursday, Mar 31, 2005,Page 3 Democratic Progressive Party legislative caucus Secretary-General Chen Chin-jun points to a chart at a press conference yesterday. Chen said that if the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) signed any peace agreement with the Chinese Communist Party without the consent of the government, it would be considered in violation of Article 113 of the Criminal Code. PHOTO: LIAO CHENG-HUI, TAIPEI TIMES The...

MARCH 27, 2004 Taiwan crisis dashes appeal of democracy in ChinaBy LAI HONGYI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE legitimacy and appeal of Taiwan's democracy have been critically undermined. At the very moment that the Central Election Commission announced that Taiwan's incumbent President Chen Shui-bian had won re-election by a razor-thin margin of 0.22 per cent over Pan-Blue challenger Lien Chan, his trustworthiness and integrity became immediately in doubt at home and abroad. At home, opposition Pan-Blue supporters question his role in the shooting incident that helped him win tens of thousands of sympathy votes, and they cast doubt on...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Hours after President Chen Shui-bian was wounded in an assassination attempt, Taiwanese stunned by the attack voted Saturday in an election focused on the military threat from mainland China. Besides picking a president, Taiwanese also voted on a referendum asking if Taiwan should beef up defenses if China refuses to withdraw missiles targeting the territory, and whether to seek peace talks with Beijing. Gunfire hit Chen in the abdomen and Vice President Annette Lu in the knee as they rode through the president's southern hometown of Tainan at midday Friday, waving to supporters from an open-top, red...