Talking Taiwan9 Jan 2020

Ep 61 | Taiwan Presidential Election of 2020: A Discussion with Chieh-Ting Yeh

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

With the Taiwan Presidential Election of 2020 coming up in Taiwan on January 11th,I thought it would be a good idea to do a podcast about this particular topic. Recently I spoke with Chieh-Ting Yeh, the Editor-in-Cheif of Ketagalan Media, Vice-chairman of the Global Taiwan Institute and longtime watcher of Taiwan politics.

This episode should give you some interesting perspectives if you aren't up on what's going on with the upcoming presidential election in Taiwan.

Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How the presidential elections in Taiwan work
The three presidential candidates: Tsai Ing-wen, Han Kuo-yu, James Soong
What's been the theme of Taiwan's presidential election?
China's influence on Taiwan's presidential election
Domestic issues being overshadowed by the China issue during the presidential election
The influence of Hong Kong's protests on Taiwan's presidential election
The province of Taiwan under the Republic of China
Taiwan's first peaceful transition of power from the Kuomintang to the Democratic Progressive Party
Why the presidential election in Taiwan was moved from March to January
How Taiwan's presidential elections have changed or not over the years
What it's like on presidential election day in Taiwan

Related Links:

How Does Taiwan's Parliamentary Election Work: http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/2015/12/26/how-does-taiwans-parliamentary-election-work/

It's the Constitution, Stupid:

http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/2015/11/14/its-the-constitution-stupid/

Taiwan's Household Registration System Disenfranchises Its Young Voters

http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/2020/01/06/taiwans-household-registration-system-is-disenfranchising-young-voters/

Ketagalan Media

http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/

Global Taiwan Institute

http://globaltaiwan.org/

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