Tsai’s US trip leads to boost in public support: survey
More than 60 percent of respondents in a poll said they were satisfied with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) performance during her US visit, and more than 70 percent...
View ArticleOnly candidate in KMT primary to be tested by polls
TAIPEI, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party initiated public polls on Friday to decide if Hung...
View ArticleHung vows to bring KMT back on the road to victory
Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu on Wednesday vowed to take the Kuomintang to victory in the 2016 presidential election in a highly scrutinized speech delivered at the party's Central Standing...
View ArticleKMT poll results to be published today
The results of opinion polls on Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) are to be published today as part of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential primary, KMT Chairman Eric Chu...
View ArticleTsai expects defamation-free campaign
Taiwanese presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday that she expects to run a defamation-free campaign with Hung Hsiu-chu if Hung can be nominated as the ruling Kuomintang's presidential...
View ArticleDPP asks KMT’s Hung to clarify stance
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday called on Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) to clarify her stance on the Ministry of Education’s “minor adjustment” to high-school...
View ArticleKMT’s Hung criticizes DPP over independence
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of pushing for Taiwanese independence “in the name of democracy” as she...
View ArticlePolling shows viable candidate
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang took a step closer to naming its nominee for next year's Taiwan leadership elections after polling over the weekend showed that the current "vice-president" of the...
View ArticleHung passes KMT poll threshold
Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday passed the 30 percent threshold in the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) three presidential primary polls yesterday, with an average approval...
View ArticleSome in KMT concerned about Hung
A number of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators from central and southern Taiwan yesterday expressed concern about support for Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) in January’s...
View ArticleKuomintang needs steady leadership for 2016 election
The Kuomintang confirmed Sunday that deputy legislative speaker Hung Hsiu-chu, with an approval rating of 46 per cent, has been successful in the presidential primary polls and will therefore be...
View ArticleConstitution bill fails to pass on last session day
Interparty negotiations over constitutional amendments broke down again yesterday, with young protesters, angry over the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) refusal to separately review controversial...
View ArticleDemonstrators urge passing of reforms
Civic groups yesterday rallied outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei — where interparty negotiations over constitutional amendments were taking place — to urge legislators to enact proposals that...
View ArticleConstitution does not allow independence, Hung says
The Republic of China （ROC） Constitution allows no possibility of Taiwanese independence, Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu （洪秀柱） said yesterday, when asked whether she...
View ArticleEmbattled Taiwan ruling party closes in on presidential candidate
TAIPEI Taiwan's deputy parliamentary speaker Hung Hsiu-chu on Wednesday moved a step closer to securing the ruling Kuomintang's (KMT) nomination for next year's presidential election after her bid won...
View ArticleTaiwan ruling party eyes woman candidate for presidential race
Taiwan's embattled ruling party said Wednesday it would nominate deputy parliamentary speaker Hung Hsiu-chu, a "one China" advocate, to run in the 2016 presidential race, after struggling to find a...
View ArticleDPP city councilor protests nomination process
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Kao Chia-yu (高嘉瑜) yesterday staged a one-woman protest against the recent actions by the party’s Election Campaign Strategy Committee. Holding a...
View ArticleCurriculum changes not enough: Hung
Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday weighed in on controversy over the Ministry of Education’s high-school curriculum adjustments, saying the changes were “too minor” and “far from...
View ArticleChina says will welcome only anti-independence candidate for Taiwan president
BEIJING China on Thursday said it would welcome only an anti-independence candidate at Taiwan's presidential election in January, offering its first comment on the likely contender for the island's...
View ArticleHung meets Wang Jin-pyng, gains his full support
Legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) seemed to throw his full support behind Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) when the two KMT stalwart figures met up...
View ArticleKMT’s Hung not inclined to visit US yet
Presumptive Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday said that she is not inclined to visit the US before January’s presidential election. Hung said she...
View ArticleActivists assail KMT over failed reform
As scores of activists yesterday protested outside Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters over the legislature’s failure to pass proposed constitutional changes on Tuesday, KMT Chairman Eric Chu...
View ArticleHung gets past key Kuomintang hurdle
The Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee used one second of applause to "approve for reference" Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu's opinion poll results released last Saturday that showed she...
View ArticleFemale face-off
WHEN the standing committee of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) made Hung Hsiu-chu (pictured) the party’s presidential candidate on June 17th, it was clear that Taiwan’s next leader will be a woman. The...
View ArticleKMT affirms Hung’s presidential candidacy
The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Central Standing Committee yesterday endorsed Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) as the party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, pending...
View ArticleDPP’s Tsai dominates poll against KMT’s Hung
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) could win by a landslide over Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), leading by 50.2 percent to 20.9...
View ArticleChina backs one of the two women candidates in Taiwan's presidential poll
BEIJING: Even as two women candidates intensified their campaign for Taiwan's presidentship, China has come out openly in favor of one of them. One of the candidates, Hung Hsiu-chu of the Nationalists...
View ArticleTsai has ability to sweep DPP to power: legislators
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators said the party’s presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has the ability to help sweep the DPP legislative candidates to power in next year’s...
View ArticleUS doesn’t understand me, Hung says
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), in response to Time magazine’s description of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) as...
View ArticleNo comment on Hung’s reluctance to visit US: Moy
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Kin Moy refused to comment on Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu‘s (洪秀柱) apparent lack of plans to visit the US before...
View ArticleKMT candidates wary of being tied to Hung
Some Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers appear hesitant about their campaigns being tied to that of KMT presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) because they are uncertain that Hung would boost...
View ArticleChina backs a woman candidate as Taiwan prez
BEIJING: Even as two women candidates intensified their campaign in Taiwan's presidential race, China has come out openly in favour of one of them. One of the candidates is Hung Hsiu-chu of the...
View ArticleTaiwan Nation Alliance aims to hold ‘mega event’
The pro-independence Taiwan Nation Alliance (TNA) is to stage a “mega event” to further boost morale for the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential and legislative election campaigns at the...
View ArticleAs heavyweights back off, Hung Hsiu-chu seeks KMT presidential candidacy in...
When Hung Hsiu-chu ran against former acting Kuomintang chairman Wu Po-hsiung for the party chairmanship eight years ago, the veteran lawmaker garnered only 13 per cent of the votes, against Wu’s 87...
View ArticleKMT’s Hung, Chu clash over US
Calls for solidarity within the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) followed reports that party presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) clashed over whether Hung would...
View ArticleKMT groups planning July 5 event to mark Sino-Japanese war anniversary
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is planning an event for July 5 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War — and whip up support for the party ahead of January’s...
View ArticleSoong awaits KMT move in candidacy decision
The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) performance in its national party congress on July 19 will be the determining factor for whether the People First Party (PFP) nominates its own presidential...
View ArticleHung’s nomination can not be withheld: KMT
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) spokesperson Yang Wei-chung (楊偉中) yesterday said that it is “absolutely impossible” for any change to be made to the party’s decision to nominate Deputy Legislative...
View ArticleKMT members criticize Hung, Eric Chu
Remarks by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) that seemed to contradict statements from the party’s upper echelons have prompted criticism from KMT Central...
View ArticleKMT's gamble on dogmatic presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu may backfire
The Kuomintang is expected to confirm Hung Hsiu-chu as its first female presidential candidate, ahead of the 2016 election, at its party congress next month. Hung, currently the deputy speaker in...
View ArticleHung Hsiu-chu stands by policy
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), if elected, would base her policy on her “one China, same interpretation” proposal, despite it being left out of the party’s...
View ArticleTsai says Hung’s policies ‘reckless’
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday criticized Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) of recklessness in her cross-strait policy proposals after Hung...
View ArticleWATER PARK INFERNO: Tsai, Hung call for prayers and aid
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday called for the nation to give aid and to pray for those who were injured...
View ArticleMa hopes to visit Boston in trip to Caribbean allies
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is to embark on a trip to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Nicaragua on Saturday next week, with a hope of visiting his alma mater, Harvard University, during a transit...
View ArticleMore KMT legislators may quit
Following former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator Chang Sho-wen’s (張碩文) announcement of his withdrawal from the party on Monday, two KMT legislators yesterday threatened to do the same, with...
View ArticleSoong mulls presidential run
People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) yesterday said he would consider running for president if he thinks the two major parties’ policies have been “hijacked by fundamentalists.” The PFP...
View ArticleTSU, DPP see Hung driving some KMT lawmakers out
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu’s (洪秀柱) “one China, same interpretation” proposal has led to “KMT lawmakers jumping the boat en masse” because the way she has framed...
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