Taiwan News
Date: 2015-12-31
By: Chia Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Chang Tieh-chih, a Taiwanese cultural critic published an article on Thursday
Taiwan’s major anxieties:.
talking about the challenges that Taiwan is facing right now — the failure of democracy and the hardship of economic transformation.
Chang Tieh-chih, a Taiwanese cultural critic, published an article on Thursday talking about the challenges that Taiwan is facing right now — the failure of democracy and the hardship of economic transformation.
Chang mentioned the Sunflower movement as youth’s reflection for these challenges, which has led to social inequality and youth poverty.
Taiwan’s failure of democracy, Chang said, lies in that Taiwanese people see themselves as “voters” instead of “citizens” who have the rights and abilities to participate in public affairs, which as a result led to the ”hollowed out” of Taiwan’s democracy with a bunch of self-serving politicians. [FULL STORY]