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Why are some Taiwanese afraid of giving legislators more power?

Critics say changes to government oversight laws could pose a national security risk; supporters of reform disagree.

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Taiwan court orders release of ex-Taipei mayor arrested in corruption probe

Taiwan People’s Party leader Ko Wen-je freed after court finds insufficient evidence to justify his detention.

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Taiwan President Seeks To Overturn Controversial Reform

Proponents of the expansion say it is needed to curb corruption, but critics fear the laws could weaken self-ruled Taiwan's democracy against the influence of China -- which claims the island as part of its territory.

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Taiwan Govt To Return Bills Expanding Powers To Parliament

Proponents of the bills say the expanded parliamentary powers are needed to curb corruption, but critics fear the laws could weaken self-ruled Taiwan's democracy against the influence of China -- which claims the island as part of its territory.

International Business Times

Taiwan passes controversial reform bill after violence and protests

Reforms will expand parliamentarians’ powers to question officials and citizens

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan’s parliament passes bill pushing pro-China changes

Thousands protested outside Taiwan’s parliament after reforms seen as reducing the president’s power were passed.

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Thousands gather outside Taiwan's legislature to oppose changes that would give it greater power

Thousands of people have gathered outside Taiwan’s legislature to oppose changes being pushed through by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies that would give the body greater power

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Tens Of Thousands Protest Taiwan Parliament Bills To 'Defend Democracy'

Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters rallied day and night outside parliament on Friday, as lawmakers inside traded insults, blows and theatrics over a series of bills to expand the legislature's power.

International Business Times

Why are thousands of people protesting in Taiwan?

Opposition efforts to push through a controversial bill have raised concerns about the island’s democracy.

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Lai Ching-te’s first day as Taiwan president marked by protests

Thousands protest against bill which would give parliamentarians special powers to question anyone

The Guardian - UK

‘Troublemaker’ William Lai Ching-te to take oath as Taiwan’s new president

Lai’s election victory gave the DPP an unprecedented third term, but his room for manoeuvre is likely to be limited.

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Hundreds Protest Taiwan's Ruling Party On Eve Of Inauguration

Hundreds in Taipei rallied to protest four more years under a Democratic Progressive Party administration on Sunday, the eve of Taiwan's inauguration of president-elect Lai Ching-te.

International Business Times

Lai Ching-te, the political brawler who went from a Taiwan mining village to the presidency

Friends and analysts say Lai’s tough upbringing in a working-class family has prepared him well for his next opponent: China

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan grapples with divisive history as new president prepares for power

For some, inaugural president Chiang Kai-shek was a liberating hero, but for others he was a brutal dictator.

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‘Ghostly’: Taiwan park dotted with hundreds of statues of late dictator as row rages over their fate

Tributes that were removed from public spaces after the end of Chiang Kai-shek’s brutal rule in 1975 now crowd a site west of Taipei

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan debates removing 760 statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek

In move seen by the opposition as an attempt to de-sinocise Taiwan, the ruling party is pushing ahead with plans to rid the island of monuments to the dictator

The Guardian - UK

China and Taiwan are destined for ‘reunification’, Xi tells former president

Chinese leader using meeting with Ma Ying-jeou to promote peaceful ‘reunion’ as only alternative to annexation, say analysts

International Business Times

China's Xi Tells Ex-Taiwan Leader 'External Interference' Cannot Block Unification

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that "external interference" would not stop Beijing from unifying with Taiwan, as he met the self-ruled island's former leader in a rare display of cross-strait dialogue.

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The Guardian - AU

How the Sunflower movement birthed a generation determined to protect Taiwan

Protesters who took part in the 2014 movement against closer ties with China say it holds lessons for Hong Kong and Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Q&A: Taiwan whistleblower Rex How on the challenge of generational change

How exposed a secret China trade pact triggering 2014’s Sunflower Movement. Ten years on, much has changed.

The Guardian - AU

‘Facing up to history’: relatives of Taiwan’s 2-28 massacre victims demand official reckoning

On the anniversary of the start of the killings, families say they want nation to tackle uncomfortable truths

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How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party

Elections in Taiwan highlight dissatisfaction in China with a political system Beijing says is best for Chinese people.

The Guardian - AU

‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies

As Beijing has increased its efforts to recruit Taiwanese people, the number of spying cases has risen

The Hindu

Vote for continuity: On Taiwan’s presidential elections

That Taiwan’s voters have backed the DPP to continue helming Taiwan’s politics, despite China’s threats, suggest diminishing returns from Beijing’s moves to squeeze Taiwan

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan revels in its young democracy as president-elect charts fresh course

For many voters, regardless of stripe, the biggest takeaway from the election is pride in the system itself and carrying out a transparent vote

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