Epoch Times
Date: June 7, 2020
By: Frank Fang
Han Kuo-yu (center) takes a bow during a press conference following a local recall election in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, on June 6, 2020. (Central News Agency)
“Han Kuo-yu, who’s aligned himself with authoritarian China’s interest, has been booted as mayor of #Kaohsiung by democratic vote,” tweeted Joshua Wong, the secretary-general of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy party Demosistō on Saturday evening, after the election results.
Wong added: “A great victory for #democracy and a clear message from Taiwanese saying ‘no’ to [Chinese leader] Xi Jinping and Beijing’s influence on #Taiwan.”
In southern Taiwan’s city of Kaohsiung, more than 939,000 voted in favor, while slightly over 25,000 voted against, the recall of mayor Han Kuo-yu, a member of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party. The vote marked the first time that a Taiwanese official was removed this way. [FULL STORY]
