Formosa News
Date: 2018/02/02

The speech Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je gave at the European Parliament Wednesday has ignited a storm of criticism back in his own city. City councilors blasted him for failing to mention Taiwanese values, speaking only of ‘Taipei’, and claiming to have won his seat because Taipei residents were sick of “political rivalry and trickery”, and were desperate for an independent mayor. Others got personal, saying Ko was egotistical and full of himself.

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je arrived in Poland, the third leg of his tour of Europe and Eurasia. But the speech he gave to the European Parliament the day before sent shock waves through Taiwanese political circles.    [FULL  STORY]