Editorial
Date: 2015-10-26

Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang nominated its chair, Eric Chu, to run in the 2016 presidential

Eric Chu and Hung Hsiu-chu shake hands as Hung is relieved of the KMT’s nomination at a party congress on Oct. 17. (File photo/CNA)

electoral contest last weekend after the party’s highest decision-making body rescinded its earlier nomination of Hung Hsiu-chu, the deputy speaker of the Legislative Yuan, because of her dismal showing in the polls.

The replacement drew ire from a large section of the party’s own supporters for breaching faith with Hung, with some even threatening not to vote in January’s presidential and legislative elections.

But according to the conventional rules of democratic politics, the KMT’s replacement of Hung is acceptable because the decision was made based on the principle of “give a little to gain a lot.” From an overall perspective, the main duty of political parties in a democratic nation is to gain power to fulfill their ideals.     [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-10-26
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Kuomintang presidential candidate Eric Chu hoped to pass on the spirit of perseverance

Chu says perseverance will help him prevail. Central News Agency

as depicted in the blockbuster movie “Kano” onto his political endeavor, reports said Monday.

“We shall prevail in January,” Chu said during a press conference in Chiayi, where he participated in an event to promote tourism for the county’s Alishan forest railway.

KMT’s legislative nominee Wu Yu-jen, who will be standing for Chiayi on January 16, said he vows to develop the city’s low-carbon tourism based on electric locomotives.

“The Tourism Bureau has plans to purchase additional electric-powered locomotives to replace its ageing fleet of diesel trains,” Wu said, noting that it hopes the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) can help drive Chiayi’s tourism.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/10/25
By: Sophia Yeh and Maria Tsai

Taipei Oct. 25 (CNA) The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Green Party alliance called for tax equality to narrow the rich-poor gap by proposing a fair tax program Sunday.

Legislative candidates and supporters of the two minor parties hit the streets in a protest against a draft amendment to the Statute for Industrial Innovation.

The Cabinet in the amendment proposed tax cuts for enterprises which spend on personnel training, overseas investments and taking measures to weather economic downturn in a business cycle. The draft is scheduled to be debated in the Legislative Yuan in December.

The alliance believed that the draft, instead of reviving domestic economy, will benefit only Taiwan’s conglomerates .     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-10-25
By: CNA and Staff Reporter

With only 84 days left until Taiwan’s next presidential election, none of the presidential

From left: Eric Chu, Tsai Ing-wen and James Soong attend the ROC National Day ceremony in Taipei, Oct. 10. (Photo/Huang Shih-chi)

candidates have yet announced their running mates.

Asked if he has set any criteria for his running mate, Eric Chu, chair and presidential candidate of the ruling Kuomintang, said he is keeping an open mind in this regard and invites the public to recommend any good fits. “I haven’t set any criteria for my running mate… But he or she needs to give hope to the people of Taiwan,” he said when he paid a visit to Changhua county on Saturday.

In response to the media speculation that Chu has been mulling over the possibility of sharing a ticket with Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, Chu shrugged off the question, saying Wang is still the Legislative Yuan’s respected leader.     [FULL  STORY]