2022/02/09 |
Movement to Lower Taiwan’s Voting Age to 18 Gains Momentum
Public support for lowering the voting age in Taiwan has largely fallen along party lines.
2020/07/17 |
Chen Chu Confirmed as Head of Control Yuan Amid Lawmaker Brawl
Taiwan's legislature approved the appointment of Chen Chu as the head of the Control Yuan despite a rather chaotic morning.
2019/08/12 |
BREAKING: NPP Chairman Chiu Hsien-chih Resigns
Following Freddy Lim's departure from the NPP and accusations against Kawlo Iyun Pacidal, NPP Chairman Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) resigned today.
2019/08/01 |
Freddy Lim Leaves NPP to Run as Independent
Freddy Lim leaves New Power Party to run as an independent and to support President Tsai Ing-wen in her re-election.
2019/04/04 |
INTERVIEW: Meredith Huang's Journey From Sunflower Activism to Political Power
Meredith Huang entered the Legislative Yuan in March 2014 as an ardent activist bearing two speakers and a microphone. Five years later, she's a NPP city councilor.
2019/03/19 |
5 Years Later, What Is the Legacy of Taiwan's Sunflower Movement?
The spell of the Sunflower Movement may appear to have faded, but it has had a lasting impact on Taiwan.
2019/03/11 |
Groups Call for Dalai Lama to Visit Taiwan on 60th Tibetan Uprising Anniversary
Civic groups and officials from the NPP, SDP and DPP called for the Dalai Lama to be invited to Taiwan.
2019/01/28 |
Who Will Step Up and Chair Taiwan's New Power Party?
Will the New Power Party take a step forward, or will it succumb to brewing factionalism?
2019/01/22 |
Taiwan News: 7 Human Trafficking Suspects Arrested in Missing Vietnamese Case
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2018/12/19 |
INFOGRAPHIC: Charting 20 Years of 'Third Force' Electoral Gains in Taiwan
Taiwan's third force parties have work to do, but there were some novel positive trends in the 2018 elections.
2018/11/30 |
How Taiwan's 'Third Force' Parties Missed a Golden Electoral Opportunity
Third parties made breakthroughs in Taiwan's 2018 regional elections, but supporters are still left wondering what could have been.
2018/11/28 |
ANALYSIS: DPP Eats Election Bitterness as Han Kuo-yu Leads KMT Revival
A catastrophic Democratic Progressive Party defeat leaves the party's strategy in pieces and paves the way for a hotly contested 2020 presidential race.
2018/10/22 |
Olympic Naming Rally Sets Stage for Taiwan Independence Vote
The planned referendum on whether to compete as Taiwan in the 2020 Olympics may be a test of support for an independence vote.
2017/12/18 |
OPINION: Huang Kuo-chang Survives Recall Vote and Faces Uncertain Future
New Power Party Chair Huang Kuo-chang's survival of a recall vote without support from the Democratic Progressive Party opens a new chapter in his party's future.
2017/05/19 |
Lin Fei-fan: Don’t Let The People Down Again
Lin Fei-fan, one of the student leaders in the 2014 protest that drew half a million people to the streets of Taipei, writes about the mounting dissatisfaction with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and her government as well as the hypocrisy of the international community.
2017/02/09 |
INTERVIEW: Taiwan New Power Party Leader Huang Kuo-chang
'Do not question our determination to eliminate the KMT. The goal is always there.'
2016/08/10 |
INTERVIEW: Behind the Scenes with Taiwan’s New Power Party
The New Power Party's leaders are well-known, but behind the scenes there are people who are equally as committed and devoted to changing Taiwan.
2016/07/14 |
FEATURE: Freddy Lim on Influencing the DPP, China, Missed Opportunities and Taiwan's Dodgy Media
Freddy Lim, an internationally renowned heavy metal singer and civic activist, is part of a new wave of politicians trying to reshape Taiwanese society. In an interview at his Taipei office, Lim reflects on his time in the Legislative Yuan so far, the pace of reform in Taiwan and the New Power Party’s future prospects.