Kuomintang (KMT)

Liu Zhen-ya’s residency permit was revoked on the grounds that her content endangered Taiwan’s national security, prompting a debate over free speech and security.

The KMT-controlled legislature passed a budget with unprecedented reductions from the DPP government's request, raising the stakes for the political showdown.

Amid the backlash to the KMT-TPP alliance's cuts to the national budget, 35 KMT legislators across Taiwan are being targeted in recall efforts.

Han Kuo-yu led a bipartisan delegation to Washington in a rare moment of cooperation amid severe political contention between the two main parties.

The Constitutional Court has been effectively sidelined through a legislative gambit – and the biggest losers are the Taiwanese people. 

The KMT and TPP pushed through another round of controversial bills at the end of 2024, setting the stage for continued political conflict.

The legacy of Chiang Kai-shek’s dictatorship continues to shape the island’s polarized society and security policies today.

The KMT-backed bill to provide the Legislative Yuan with new powers of investigation sparked mass protests earlier this year.

Old themes of identity – Republic of China vs Taiwan – took on new salience amid a divided government. 

“Close relations with the U.S., friendly relations with Japan, and peaceful relations with China” is a mantra crafted and adapted to align with public opinion in Taiwan.

The KMT-TPP backed legislation to expand Legislative Yuan powers is not as nefarious as it has been made out to be.

Up to 100,000 people turned out in protests against the bills, which will expand the power of Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature. 

Now that the controversial legislative reform bill has passed, what steps should Taiwan’s civil society take? 

Chiang Min-yen, a non-resident fellow at the Taiwan Economic Democracy Union, joins The Diplomat to discuss the concerns over the bill, the China factor, and what comes next. 

Many young Taiwanese voted for the third-party TPP, but now are opposed to its efforts to push through a new reform package.

A move by the KMT and its ally, the TPP, to quickly pass the controversial bill sparked an angry response reminiscent of the 2014 Sunflower Movement.

A controversial bill in the Legislative Yuan sparks fears of a hostile takeover from within, inspiring mass protests.

Less than a month after former President Ma Ying-jeou's meeting with Xi Jinping, the KMT sent 17 sitting legislators to China as an “ice breaker.”

The public perception of the Sunflower Movement within Taiwan varies markedly across different demographics and political viewpoints.

From talk of revising the CSSTA to the KMT's return to leadership of the legislature, the Sunflower Movement is echoing in Taiwan's politics today.

The KMT has long been a Taiwanese political synonym for gerontocracy, but now its youth movement finally appears to be coming to fruition.

The KMT's failed 2020 presidential candidate will hold the reins of the legislature, even while the DPP keeps the presidency.

Wei-Ting Yen of Franklin & Marshall College outlines the prospects for the DPP, KMT, and TPP after the 2024 polls.

Lai Ching-te won with a plurality, largely due to a divided opposition. But the loss of the DPP's legislative majority is a warning sign for the party moving forward.