The China Post
Date: July 5, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Academia Sinica head James Liao (廖俊智) refused to comment Tuesday on a push at the body’s biennial convocation to allow members to directly elect their president.

The proposal came up for discussion during the afternoon session on the second day of Academia Sinica’s 32nd biennial convocation.

“The president is not in the role to provide any opinions before official discussions,” Liao, referring to himself, said before the session.

He said that only “one or two” types of opinions from Academia Sinica researchers had been circulating in the media recently, and that the discussion would provide a clearer picture of the different perspectives on the issue.     [FULL  STORY]