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The hidden face of Taiwan politics

Whether one is pan-blue or pan-green, there is a moneyed side to Taiwanese politics that few know about and maybe even fewer want to know about. As in other countries, within that moneyed side are the financiers and contributors who look for and support marketers who will promote their vested interests.

These contributors search out people who, regardless of party, will act in the spotlight on their behalf, allowing them to remain in the background. On the receiving side of these contributions are the marketers (more coarsely, the shills) who, like chameleons, can change color depending where the money is.

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Unravelling the truth of Ma’s latest policy gaffe

The most important duty and power of the president in Taiwan is that of nominating people to positions of responsibility. When it comes to nominating members of the Council of Grand Justices, the president nominates an individual and once the nominee is approved, he or she becomes a grand justice.

Once appointed, grand justices are free to perform their duties independently, without any interference from the president. In other words, if the president displays poor judgment in nominating grand justices, it is both a dereliction of duty and it shows incompetence.

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President silenced at project protest

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was shouted down in Changhua County yesterday while attending a protest he had been invited to over the planned construction of a controversial petrochemical complex.

Before Ma was ready to address the crowd over the Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Co (國光石化科技) project, some protesters asked him to sign a letter promising he would express opposition to the project, but the president refused to do so.

Ma’s refusal angered the protesters, who barred him from delivering the speech with repeated chants demanding that he “step down” and asked that he remain seated.

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Empowering women in the world

Can a person who “wears a skirt” command the armed forces and lead the nation? That blunt question was posed by a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politician in 2008, as then-vice-president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) signaled her intention to seek the DPP’s presidential nomination. The politician was roundly criticized by the public for his male chauvinism, because, to many people, fitness to be the national leader should not be judged solely by gender; subsequently he apologized to Lu for his anachronistic stance. When presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who stepped down temporarily as chairperson of the DPP, announced her bid for the DPP presidential nomination in a speech on March 11, the same politician was present on the occasion to offer his blessing.

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Newsflash

The Constitution of the Republic of China (ROC) is beset with problems when it comes to authorizing powers to central and local governments, Taiwan Society president and historian Chang Yen-hsien (張炎憲) said yesterday, adding that the nation needs a referendum on writing a new constitution and stressing that the existing Referendum Act (公民投票法) must be amended to do so.

Chang made the remarks as Scotland’s historical independence referendum took place, to decide whether it would leave the UK and become an independent nation.