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Han Kuo-yu
![KMT’s Han Kuo-yu Is Taiwan’s New Legislative Speaker KMT’s Han Kuo-yu Is Taiwan’s New Legislative Speaker](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-01-151103.jpg)
KMT’s Han Kuo-yu Is Taiwan’s New Legislative Speaker
By Brian Hioe
The KMT's failed 2020 presidential candidate will hold the reins of the legislature, even while the DPP keeps the presidency.
![Where Does the KMT Go From Here? Where Does the KMT Go From Here?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-27-6.jpg)
Where Does the KMT Go From Here?
By Brian Hioe
The results of the chair election set the future trajectory for the party – and for Taiwan’s democracy.
![Chen Chi-mai Wins Kaohsiung Mayor By-Election, Leaving Taiwan’s KMT In Turmoil Chen Chi-mai Wins Kaohsiung Mayor By-Election, Leaving Taiwan’s KMT In Turmoil](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-the-urban-landscape-1698285_1280.jpg)
Chen Chi-mai Wins Kaohsiung Mayor By-Election, Leaving Taiwan’s KMT In Turmoil
By Nick Aspinwall
The ruling DPP snatched back control of a southern stronghold while the opposition KMT is once again forced to reflect on its future.
![Taiwan’s ‘Han Wave’ Comes Crashing Down Taiwan’s ‘Han Wave’ Comes Crashing Down](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-61614212_2451101521793664_5491754710350168064_n.jpg)
Taiwan’s ‘Han Wave’ Comes Crashing Down
By Nick Aspinwall
Han Kuo-yu will be removed from his post after infuriating Kaohsiung residents during his brief tenure as mayor.
![The Rise and Rapid Fall of Han Kuo-yu The Rise and Rapid Fall of Han Kuo-yu](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-61614212_2451101521793664_5491754710350168064_n.jpg)
The Rise and Rapid Fall of Han Kuo-yu
By Dominique Reichenbach
‘Taiwan’s Trump’ lost his presidential bid. Now Han could lose his mayorship thanks to a recall movement.
![Taiwan ‘Shouts Back’: President Tsai Wins Re-Election Despite China’s Pressure Campaign Taiwan ‘Shouts Back’: President Tsai Wins Re-Election Despite China’s Pressure Campaign](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-12.jpg)
Taiwan ‘Shouts Back’: President Tsai Wins Re-Election Despite China’s Pressure Campaign
By Shannon Tiezzi
Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory over her opponent, in a blow to Beijing's hopes.
![Taiwan Candidates Rally as KMT Official Accused of Attempting to Bribe Chinese Defector Taiwan Candidates Rally as KMT Official Accused of Attempting to Bribe Chinese Defector](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-09-9.jpg)
Taiwan Candidates Rally as KMT Official Accused of Attempting to Bribe Chinese Defector
By Nick Aspinwall
Wang Liqiang, the self-proclaimed Chinese spy, reportedly received death threats in an attempt to coerce him to recant his allegations and falsely implicate Taiwan’s DPP in corruption.
![‘I Could Never Trust Them’: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Youth Vote ‘I Could Never Trust Them’: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Youth Vote](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-09-5.jpg)
‘I Could Never Trust Them’: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Youth Vote
By Staś Butler
The Hong Kong protests are mobilizing Taiwan’s youth ahead of a pivotal election.
![Election Aside, Taiwan’s Generation Gap Will Shape Relations With China Election Aside, Taiwan’s Generation Gap Will Shape Relations With China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-20.jpg)
Election Aside, Taiwan’s Generation Gap Will Shape Relations With China
By Jeremy Huai-Che Chiang
Whatever the result of the election on Saturday, the surge in Taiwanese identity among young people is here to stay.
![Taiwan Heads to the Polls: What Are the Geopolitical Stakes? Taiwan Heads to the Polls: What Are the Geopolitical Stakes?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-12-5.jpg)
Taiwan Heads to the Polls: What Are the Geopolitical Stakes?
By Ankit Panda
What are the stakes in Taiwan’s seventh direct presidential elections?
![Taiwan’s 2020 Presidential Elections Taiwan’s 2020 Presidential Elections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-12.jpg)
Taiwan’s 2020 Presidential Elections
By Yoshiyuki Ogasawara
Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen has enjoyed a resurgence in support. Here’s why.
![Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19129155188962.jpg)
Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support
By Yawen Tsao
Han Kuo-yu’s controversial comments on the submarine project spark a backlash.
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