Taiwan politics

Wang Yaqiu

Inserted 3 months ago

“Taiwanese elections are a far more sensitive topic for Beijing than elections in other democracies as the democratic example being set by Taipei can be a more direct source of inspiration for people in mainland China. When you see that people from your own in-group have democracy and can elect their leaders, it can cause particular frustration with your own non-elected leaders. That makes Taiwanese elections a threat to the CPC [Communist Party of China].”

Aljazeera

Research Director for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at Freedom House

10 Feb 2024 4 3

William Lai

Inserted 4 months ago

“I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy. We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy.”

Aljazeera

President of Taiwan

13 Jan 2024 2 2

Hou You-yi

Inserted 4 months ago

“As a former detective, I know you cannot negotiate with a criminal if you do not get your raid squad ready first. If leaders across the Taiwan Strait should meet, there must be consensus on this matter from Taiwanese society. At this stage, I think there remains a long way to go before leaders in Taiwan and China can meet. Cross-strait exchanges can begin in the private sector. We are no comparison with China when it comes to defense spending, but we are confident that China would not dare start a war in the Taiwan Strait, because it is a price it cannot pay.”

Taipeitimes

New Taipei City Mayor and Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate

11 Jan 2024 2 4

Jaw Shaw-kong

Inserted 4 months ago

“If Lai wins, then tensions would surge before May 20, when President Tsai Ing-wen hands over power. Tsai Ing-wen is more low key, not shouting every day about 'I'm for Taiwan independence' and the Taiwan Strait is already so tense. If Lai Ching-te wins, do you think the cross-strait situation will be better than it is now.”

Aljazeera

KMT’s vice presidential candidate

10 Jan 2024 4 2

Brian Hioe

Inserted 4 months ago

“Just go around the city and you see election ads everywhere, blanketing everywhere, just like you just see speaker trucks blaring election slogans everywhere in your daily life. So, it's very ubiquitous and it points to how politics is very integrated into everyday life in Taiwanese society.”

Aljazeera

The founding editor of the independent New Bloom Magazine

07 Jan 2024 2 3

Lev Nachman

Inserted 4 months ago

“Because of Taiwan's contested status and the uncertainty that that brings not just to the region, but the world as well, everyone is really invested in who's going to be the one steering the ship, so to speak, because that will have a lot of implications for not just security, but also risk and economic potential. The reason so many people want to make sure that this is a free and fair election is because the world will be very interested if Taiwan's status as a democracy changes. I think people not only care about who wins the election but how they win.”

Aljazeera

Expert in Taiwanese politics and an assistant professor at Taipei’s National Chengchi University

07 Jan 2024 2 2

Chiu Tai-san

Inserted 5 months ago

“It is self-evident that Beijing is trying to sway Taiwan elections through means including free trips for politicians. They have already made it clear that a so-called 'right choice' has to be made, meaning choosing candidates that the Chinese Communist Party prefers.”

Reuters

Minister of the Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)

01 Dec 2023 3 4

Joseph Wu

Inserted 8 months ago

“China has made it clear it wants to shape the island's national election. It's up to our citizens to decide, not the bully next door.”

Aljazeera

Taiwan’s foreign minister

20 Aug 2023 (approx) 1 4

Liu Fu-kuo

Inserted 1 year ago

“Public opinion is on the move as seen in the last two local elections. The government has made a number of quite serious mistakes which have already shaken the support of younger generation. Last year after the missile crisis - the Fourth Strait Crisis - the younger generation understands that if we don't improve things with China, Taiwan will be preparing with war.”

Aljazeera

Professor and research fellow at the Institute of International Relations at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University

20 Feb 2023 2 3

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 1 year ago

“I must shoulder all the responsibility. Faced with a result like this, there are many areas that we must deeply review. The results failed our expectations. We humbly accept the results and accept the Taiwanese people's decision. It's not like the DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] has never failed before. We don't have time to feel sorry. We fell, but we will stand up again.”

Aljazeera

President of Taiwan

26 Nov 2022 2 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 1 year ago

“I want to tell everyone that the existence of Taiwan and Taiwanese people's insistence on freedom and democracy are not a provocation to anyone. As president, my calling is to make every effort to let Taiwan still be the Taiwan of the Taiwanese people.”

Reuters

President of Taiwan

12 Nov 2022 4 3

Courtney Donovan Smith

Inserted 2 years ago

“In spite of polling showing wide disparities in support among the referendums and suggesting that the referendum on re-imposing the ban on ractopamine pork would pass easily, in the end, the 'yes' and 'no' votes on all four were almost identical - suggesting voting was almost entirely along party lines.”

Taiwannews

Columnist for Taiwan News, the central Taiwan correspondent for ICRT Radio News, co-publisher of Compass Magazine, co-founder of Taiwan Report

21 Dec 2021 1 3

Brian Hioe

Inserted 2 years ago

“While campaigning, the KMT framed the referendum as not simply a vote on these four issues, but as a referendum on the Tsai administration as a whole. Likewise, with midterm elections set to take place next year, the referendum would be perceived as a midterm for the midterm, in some sense, in that the referendum would be read as indicating the strength or weakness of support for the DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] going into future elections.”

Newbloommag

The founding editor of the independent New Bloom Magazine

18 Dec 2021 5 2

J Michael Cole

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is first and foremost an issue that comes down to party lines. It gives the opposition the opportunity to tap into the fears caused by little-known agents - in this case, ractopamine - to defeat a policy of high importance to the Tsai administration. The KMT can use protectionism, fear, disinformation, and yes, latent anti-American sentiment in some circles in Taiwan, to create a perfect storm that will frustrate government policy. This, in turn, can harm US-Taiwan ties, and potentially undermine Taiwan's efforts to join CPTPP, another goal of the administration. This constitute is the weaponisation of an issue for short-term political gain, made possible by referenda.”

Aljazeera

Senior fellow at the Global Taiwan Institute, a US-based think-tank

17 Dec 2021 7 5

Taipei Times

Inserted 2 years ago

“Not only it is impossible for the DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] to act as a one-party state in a democratic Taiwan, but using state resources to implement and defend its own policies - having been elected in a landslide election - is exactly what a government is supposed to do in a democracy.”

Taipeitimes

Editorial piece by Taipei Times

16 Dec 2021 3 2

Russell Hsiao

Inserted 2 years ago

“Let's be frank, Johnny Chiang just didn't have the influence or the power to be able to do what he thought was necessary. As a result, he was switched out. If former chairpersons, who are supposed to wield the most authority in the party, are unable to implement reforms, it raises questions over whether Chu [Eric Chu] really can do so either. It's not a sure bet yet whether or not Eric Chu will in fact be the KMT's [Kuomintang] presidential candidate in 2024. He has a number of tests ahead of him to be able to generate enough support.”

Taiwannews

Director of Global Taiwan Institute

08 Nov 2021 5 3

Chang Ya-chung

Inserted 2 years ago

“The EP delegation's visit is only symbolic to show support. As discontent toward the DPP [ Democratic Progressive Party] authority mounts on the island of Taiwan, Tsai [Tsai Ing-wen] is trying to create an anti-mainland atmosphere once again, passing its public policy failure to a political obstacle set by others.”

Globaltimes

Member of Taiwan's major opposition party KMT and Sun Yat-sen School president in Taiwan

03 Nov 2021 4 4

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Taiwanese should maintain a rational and calm attitude to consider how they should vote and if their ballot would best benefit the country. Don't let the future of the nation be kidnapped by the interests of political parties, and don't let the country's major policies be sacrificed by political disagreements. Only the referendum can truly demonstrate the will of the people and make Taiwan's democracy progress one step further.”

Taiwannews

President of Taiwan

30 Oct 2021 2 2

Ling Tao

Inserted 2 years ago

“The DPP [Democratic Progressive Party] should accept responsibility for power outages on May 13 and 17, and July 27. The outages tested the confidence of Taiwanese enterprises and inconvenienced the public. The government's dependence on coal-fired power plants has harmed public health and taken the nation further from the international effort to fight climate change. The government did not improve the economy, livelihoods or environmental sustainability - failures for which any politician except Su [Taiwan Premier - Su Tseng-chang] would have resigned. The public knows how little credibility Su has to cast aspersions.”

Taipeitimes

Taiwanese politician - KMT Culture and Communications Committee director-general

29 Oct 2021 8 4

Deh Tzu-tsai

Inserted 2 years ago

“The people of Taiwan and the Penghu Islands must know our history, that what took place 76 years ago was not Taiwan's Retrocession Day, but was the day that Taiwan and the Penghu Islands came under enemy occupation. The narrative of a retrocession for Taiwan and Penghu, as territories returned to the ROC [Republic of China] is not an honest recounting of history.”

Taipeitimes

Chairman of the Sovereign State for Formosa and Pescadores Party

25 Oct 2021 4 3

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“I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy. We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy.”

“Just go around the city and you see election ads everywhere, blanketing everywhere, just like you just see speaker trucks blaring election slogans everywhere in your daily life. So, it's very ubiquitous and it points to how politics is very integrated into everyday life in Taiwanese society.”

“It is self-evident that Beijing is trying to sway Taiwan elections through means including free trips for politicians. They have already made it clear that a so-called 'right choice' has to be made, meaning choosing candidates that the Chinese Communist Party prefers.”

“China has made it clear it wants to shape the island's national election. It's up to our citizens to decide, not the bully next door.”

“I want to tell everyone that the existence of Taiwan and Taiwanese people's insistence on freedom and democracy are not a provocation to anyone. As president, my calling is to make every effort to let Taiwan still be the Taiwan of the Taiwanese people.”

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