Ko Marginalized？Hou's Momentum Chases Lai
If Chairman Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) had known that Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih would invite media personality Jaw Shaw-kong to be his running mate, would he have reconsidered his decision not to formalize the KMT-TPP alliance?
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Why Xi Denied Plans to Invade Taiwan in 2027 or 2035
During the highly anticipated meeting between President Joe Biden of the United States and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Taiwan remained an important focal point.
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Strengthening National Security Resilience Should Not Be Reliant Upon "Silicon Shield"
A recent tabletop exercise war game titled "2023TTX Regional Security Push" has brought together 135 experts from various fields (including 40 from foreign countries) and covered a wide range of political, diplomatic, economic, energy, industrial, medical, and social aspects.
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KMT-TPP Alliance Faces Stalemate, Ko Mulls Separate Course
With the 2024 presidential and legislative elections approaching, a discreet meeting held on October 31 among three prominent figures in Taiwanese politics, namely Chairman Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT), KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih, and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je, lasted a lengthy 53 minutes but yielded no consensus.
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Defects Emerge in DPP's Anti-China Narrative
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chao Tian-lin, who was involved years ago in an extra-marital affair scandal and faced with national security leak allegations, withdrew his re-election campaign for legislator, the seventh DPP-friendly legislator candidate to do so because of controversy.
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Impact of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on the Taiwan Strait
According to a recent report released by the Strategic Posture Commission of the U.S. Congress, the United States may potentially have to engage in conflicts with both Russia and China simultaneously.
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KMT and TPP Open Cooperation Talks
The Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) reached a partial consensus on a possible alliance in a closed-door meeting that lasted for three and a half hours on October 14.
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Ma Refuses to an Attend National Day Celebration
Before the last National Day celebration in President Tsai Ing-wen's tenure, former President Ma Ying-jeou unexpectedly announced that he would not be attending the celebration activities this year.
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Poll: Majority Support for Opposition Alliance to Unseat Ruling Party
According to the presidential election poll released on September 27 by the United Daily News, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai is the frontrunner, with challengers Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je and Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Hou Yu-ih trailing and the two garnering similar levels of support.
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Analysis of Hou's U.S. Visit
Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih made his debut visit to the United States on September 19 and delivered a speech in a seminar at the Brookings Institution.
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