The Pan-Blue coalition,Pan-Blue force or Pan-Blue groups is a political coalition in the Republic of China (Taiwan) consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT),People First Party (PFP),New Party (CNP),Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU),and Young China Party (YCP). The name comes from the party color of the Kuomintang.
The Taipei Times is an English-language print newspaper in Taiwan published by the Liberty Times Group. Founded as the third English-language newspaper on 15 June 1999,it is currently the last surviving English-language print newspaper in Taiwan.
Hsu Hsin-liang is a Taiwanese politician,formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He was a supporter of the Pan-Blue Coalition from 2000 to 2008 but then supported the DPP in the 2008 presidential election.
United Daily News is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials.
Lu Ping,born in Kaohsiung in 1953,is a Taiwanese writer who writes under the pen name Ping Lu. Her writing encompasses a broad range of genres,including novels,essays,poems,commentary,and theater plays. She is also known in the Chinese-language world for her critique of social phenomenon,ranging from cultural development to gender issues and human rights. Over the past two decades,Ms. Lu has successfully established herself as a prominent novelist,columnist,and commentator in Taiwan.
The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering most political viewpoints.
Apple Daily was a Chinese-language tabloid published in Taiwan,known for its sensational headlines,paparazzi photographs,and animated news videos. The paper was owned by Next Digital,which published an eponymous newspaper in Hong Kong. Apple Daily (Taiwan) published its last printed edition on 17 May 2021,and operated its website until 31 August 2022,before rebranding itself as Next Apple News.
Kiku Chen Chu is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Control Yuan and chairwomen of the National Human Rights Commission since 2020. Before assuming her current post,Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President from 2018 to 2020 and Mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018,making her the longest-serving mayor of the city since the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.
Lin Chia-lung is a Taiwanese politician and former academic who is the Secretary General to the President of Taiwan,serving since 31 January 2023. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),he served as mayor of Taichung City from 2014 to 2018.
The 1025 demonstration(Chinese:1025反黑心顧台灣大遊行;lit. 'October 25 Opposing Evil Minds and Looking out for Taiwan March') was a demonstration on 25 October 2008 sponsored by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan Solidarity Union in Taipei,Taiwan. This protest march was launched five months after the inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou and was preceded by an earlier 30 August 2008 protest in August which focused on Ma's failing economic plans.
Justin Huang is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1996 to 2000. Huang was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001 and served two full terms on the Legislative Yuan,and was reelected to a third in 2008. Huang stepped as a legislator in 2009 to run for Taitung County Magistrate. After two terms as county magistrate,Huang left office in 2018.
Events from the year 2014 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 103 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Ko Wen-je is a Taiwanese politician and physician who served as the mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022. He has been the chairman of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) since founding it in 2019.
Chen Jiannian tribal name Pau-dull,is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer. In 2000,he won Best Male Mandarin Singer and Best Composition for the song Legend from Samingad's Wild Fire,Spring Wind at the 11th Golden Melody Awards. After retiring from policing to focus on music,he won Best Aboriginal Album for pongso no Tao at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards.
Kuang Li-chen is a Taiwanese politician.
Wu Chun-li is a Taiwanese politician from Taitung county. He was elected Taitung County Magistrate in 2005 but was barred from taking office due to a corruption conviction.
April Yao is a Taiwanese politician who is currently serving as magistrate of Taitung County.
Peter Lin or Lin Chin-hsing is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008,and faced legal action throughout his time in office,which twice led to his expulsion from the Democratic Progressive Party. Lin was a DPP candidate for Kaohsiung City Council in the 2014 Taiwanese local elections,but was not elected.
Chen Ying,also known as Asenay Daliyalrep in Puyuma language,is a Taiwanese politician and musician who is currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party,Chen served previous terms in the Legislative Yuan,from 2005 to 2012. Chen is a Puyuma Taiwanese and currently represents the Lowland Aborigine Constituency.
