The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan,officially the Republic of China (ROC). It is currently the major ruling party in Taiwan,controlling both the presidency and the central government,while also being the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition,one of the two main political groups in Taiwan.
Lee Teng-hui was a Taiwanese statesman and agriculturist who served as the 4th president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the first president to be born in Taiwan,the last to be indirectly elected and the first to be directly elected.
Ma Ying-jeou is a Taiwanese politician who served as the 6th president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously,he served as the 14th justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006. He served as chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2014.
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.
Radio Taiwan International is the English name and call sign of the Central Broadcasting System (CBS),national broadcaster and international radio service of Taiwan. It is a government-owned station that broadcasts in 14 languages around the world via the internet,shortwave and podcasts. It also has Facebook fan pages in five additional languages.
Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician who served as the 7th president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2024,and was the first woman to hold that position. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),she intermittently served as chair of the DPP from 2008 to 2012,2014 to 2018,and 2020 to 2022.
Travel in Taiwan is a Taiwanese English-language bimonthly magazine. It is produced in Taipei by Vision International Publishing Co.,Ltd. on behalf of Taiwan's Tourism Bureau,an agency of the country's Ministry of Transportation and Communications. The magazine,which is free and designed to encourage foreign tourists to visit Taiwan,includes information on many aspects of traveling on the Pacific island.
Taiwanese people are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of China (ROC) and those who reside in an overseas diaspora from the entire Taiwan Area. The term also refers to natives or inhabitants of the island of Taiwan and its associated islands. The term usually applies to inhabitants on the island of Taiwan who share a common culture and ancestry with Chinese people who speak the languages Mandarin,Hokkien,Hakka,or the indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue. After the retreat of the Republic of China government to Taiwan in 1949,the actual-controlled territories of the ROC government were limited to the main island of Taiwan,Penghu,and the in Fujian Province territories of the Kinmen Islands and Matsu Islands.
Want Want Holdings Limited is a food manufacturer and media corporation from Taiwan. It is one of the largest rice cake and flavored drink manufacturers in Taiwan. It engages in the manufacturing and trading of snack foods and beverages,divided into four businesses:rice crackers,dairy products,beverages,snack foods,and other products. It operates over 100 manufacturing plants in mainland China and 2 in Taiwan,and employs over 60,000 people.
Ting Hsin International Group is a Taiwanese-owned corporate group established in 1958. It owns various food brands such as the instant noodle maker Master Kong,Wei-Chuan Food Corporation and Dicos.
Hung Hsiu-chu is a Taiwanese politician. As a member of the Kuomintang (KMT),she has served the party as a Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Secretary-General. Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990,and was the Vice President of the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016,her eighth term. She became the first female deputy speaker of the Legislative Yuan. She became the Kuomintang's first elected chairwoman later that year,serving until June 2017.
Events from the year 2014 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 103 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Events from the year 2015 in Taiwan,Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 104 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Hou Yu-ih is a Taiwanese politician and former police officer. He has been the incumbent mayor of New Taipei since 25 December 2018. Previously,he served as Director-General of the National Police Agency from 2006 to 2008 and as acting mayor of New Taipei City from October 2015 to January 2016. He was the Kuomintang's official candidate for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential elections. He first joined the party during the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek.
Lee Wen-chung is a Taiwanese politician who served in the National Assembly from 1992 to 1999,then in the Legislative Yuan until his resignation in 2006.
Hsu Shu-hua is a Taiwanese politician serving as magistrate of Nantou County.
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 11 January 2020 alongside Legislative Yuan election. Incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen and former premier Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the election,defeating Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT) and his running mate Chang San-cheng,as well as third-party candidate James Soong.
The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) is a centre-left political party in Taiwan. It was formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je,who serves as its first and current chairman. The party considers itself as an alternative third party to both the Democratic Progressive Party and Kuomintang.
The presidency of Tsai Ing-wen officially began on 20 May 2016 when Tsai Ing-wen was inaugurated as the seventh president of the Taiwan. Tsai,a member of the Democratic Progressive Party,took office following her landslide victory in the 2016 Taiwan presidential election over Kuomintang opponent Eric Chu and People First opponent James Soong. Four years later,in the 2020 election,Tsai defeated KMT nominee Han Kuo-yu for a second term. Tsai is the first woman to be elected as president of Taiwan,first unmarried president,and first president to be of both Hakka and aboriginal descent. She is the first President to have never held an elected executive post before serving as president,the first to be popularly elected without having previously served as the Mayor of Taipei,and the second President from the Democratic Progressive Party,following Chen Shui-bian. Term-limited after two terms,the presidency of Tsai was succeeded by the presidency of William Lai on 20 May 2024.
