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New Power Party
The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, and advocates for universal human rights, civil liberties, civil and political freedom, political liberties, as well as Taiwan independence/Taiwanese nationalism, nationalism.New Power Party Platform Chinese) The party is a part of the political phenomenon known as the "Third Force" (), in which new political parties, unaligned with traditional Pan-Green Coalition, Pan-Green or Pan-Blue Coalitions, sought to provide an alternative in Taiwanese politics. Nevertheless, the NPP's policies are very much aligned with and closely match the Pan-Green camp; thus the NPP cooperated with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against the Kuomintang (KMT) in the 2016 elections, going as far as not to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Party (Taiwan)
The New Party (NP; ; Taiwanese Hakka, Hakka: ''Sîn Tóng''), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP), is a Chinese nationalism, Chinese nationalist political party in the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). The New Party was established in 1993 due to a split from the Kuomintang by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance, who were dissatisfied with Kuomintang Chairman Lee Teng-hui. In the 2000 Taiwanese presidential election, 2000 presidential elections, the party symbolically nominated Li Ao as its candidate, but both Li and the party encouraged party members to support former Kuomintang member James Soong. It won one seat in the 2001 Taiwanese legislative election, 2001 legislative elections, and saw significant support in the 2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, 2005–06 municipal elections, though its influence has waned since then. The New Party is considered to be on the right-wing or the far-right of the political spectrum. It strongly supports Chinese unification, unif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Freedom
Political freedom (also known as political autonomy or political agency) is a central concept in history and political thought and one of the most important features of democratic societies.Hannah Arendt, "What is Freedom?", ''Between Past and Future: Eight Exercises in Political Thought'', (New York: Penguin, 1993). Political freedom has been described as freedom from oppression or coercion, the absence of disabling conditions for an individual and the fulfillment of enabling conditions, or the absence of life conditions of compulsion in society, such as economic compulsion. Although political freedom is often interpreted negatively as the freedom from unreasonable external constraints on action, it can also refer to the positive exercise of rights, capacities and possibilities for action and the exercise of social or group rights. The concept can also include freedom from internal constraints on political action or speech such as social conformity, consistency, or inauthen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Peng
Neil Peng (; born 23 September 1953) is a Taiwanese screenwriter and political activist. Early life and career Peng was born in Sanchong, Taipei, and received his bachelor's degree in library science from Fu Jen Catholic University before obtaining his master's degree in mass communications from Fairfield University. He then served the ''China Times'' as deputy editor-in-chief. ''The Wedding Banquet'' (1993) Peng approached director Ang Lee with the idea behind '' The Wedding Banquet'' in 1986 by revealing to Lee that one of their mutual friends had moved to the United States and was in a same-sex relationship without the knowledge of the man's parents. Lee and Peng began writing the screenplay two years later and were soon joined by James Schamus. Released in 1993, the film was entered into that year's Berlin Film Festival. Lee and Peng shared the 1993 Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay for their collaboration on the film. In 1994, ''The Wedding Banquet'' was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Of Hung Chung-chiu
The death of Hung Chung-chiu (; 8 September 1989 – 4 July 2013), a Republic of China (Taiwan) Army specialist in the 542nd Armor Brigade, occurred under suspicious circumstances while serving a detention sentence in a 269th Mechanized Infantry Brigade barrack during his conscription service spurred allegations of military abuse. The military investigation has led to the arrest and questioning of several officials, with the case eventually transferred to civilian prosecutors from Ministry of Justice. A court subsequently found 13 military officials guilty of various charges and handed out prison sentences of up to eight months. His death sparked the resignation of Minister of National Defense Kao Hua-chu, an apology from President Ma Ying-jeou, public protests, major reforms to Taiwan's legal system including the abolition of court martial during peacetime, and doubts over the future of Taiwan's conscription program changes. Background Biography Hung Chung-chiu was raised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hung Tzu-yung
Hung Tzu-yung (; born 20 December 1982) is a Taiwanese politician. Following the death of Hung Chung-chiu, her younger brother, in 2013, she joined the New Power Party upon its founding in 2015, and won election to the Legislative Yuan. Hung left the NPP in August 2019, partway through her first legislative term. Education She obtained her bachelor's degree in marketing and distribution management from National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology. Political career On 24 February 2015, Hung was nominated by the New Power Party as candidate for the legislative seat in the 3rd constituency of Taichung City, which includes Tanzi, Daya, Shengang and Houli. She opposed incumbent Kuomintang legislator Yang Chiung-ying in the 2016 legislative election, whom she defeated by 15,117 votes. After taking office, Hung was assigned to the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee. Hung left the NPP on 13 August 2019, over a disagreement regarding the status of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiu Hsien-chih
Chiu Hsien-chih (born 29 April 1976) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He contested the 2016 and 2020 legislative elections as a member of the New Power Party, winning the latter election. Chiu served as leader of the New Power Party between March and August 2019, and was reappointed to the role in an acting capacity in August 2020. Early life and education Chiu was born on 29 April 1976, and was raised in Zhuqi, Chiayi County, near . His mother was a factory worker and his father was a teacher. After Chiu earned a Bachelor of Laws (B.A.) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at National Taipei University, he lived in Germany for five years, where he completed a second LL.M. at Heidelberg University. Chiu returned to Taiwan in 2010, without completing Heidelberg's Doktor der Rechtswissenschaft program. He and his wife Huang Wan-ting moved to Huang's native Hsinchu, where the couple raised two children. Legal career After the death of Hung Chung-chiu, Hung's family hired Chiu as leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chthonic (band)
Chthonic (styled as ChthoniC or ChThoniC) is a Taiwanese heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Taipei. They have been called "the Black Sabbath of Asia." The group incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music, including adaptations of folk songs and the use of traditional instruments, most notably the erhu (often called the ''hiân-á'' [] in the band's native Taiwanese Hokkien). Their stated goal is to use their music to bring ancient history and mythology into the modern era especially to build awareness of the myths of Taiwan and tragic events in that country's history (for example, those experienced by the Seediq people). Since 2011 their trademark erhu has been complemented with stringed instruments including the koto and shamisen, as well as Tibetan bells and shakuhachi and Seediq hunting flutes (), the last of which are traditionally used by the indigenous people of Taiwan. The band members are also acclaimed artists and political activists who advocate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy Lim
Lim Tshiong-tso (; Tâi-lô: ''Lîm Tshióng-tsò''; born 1 February 1976), known also by his English name Freddy, is a Taiwanese politician and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the Taiwanese heavy-metal band Chthonic and the lead vocalist of the band started by him and American guitarist Marty Friedman. Lim served as chair of Amnesty International Taiwan from 2010 to 2014. He was one of the founding leaders of the New Power Party (NPP) in Taiwan and represented the party in the Legislative Yuan until 2019. Lim won a second legislative term as an independent in 2020. Early life and music career Lim was an ardent supporter of Chinese unification as a student, because he was taught from China-centric textbooks in middle school and high school. A diagnosis of anxiety in middle school made him ineligible for military duty. Lim formed Chthonic in 1995, during his second year of university, when he began identifying more strongly with his Taiwanese identity. Often known sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANU Press
ANU Press (or Australian National University Press; originally ANU E Press) is a new university press (NUP) that publishes open-access books, textbooks and journals. It was established in 2004 to explore and enable new modes of scholarly publishing. In 2014, ANU E Press changed its name to ANU Press to reflect the changes the publication industry had seen since its foundation. History ANU Press was Australia's first primarily electronic academic publisher. ANU Press justified its foundation by mentioning the desire to publish scholarly works that would not necessarily gain profit, and the belief that online publishing was a viable alternative to traditional academic publishing that overcame the inaccessibility, costs, and requirements for setup that were inherent in traditional publishing. Activities ANU Press produces on average 50–60 fully peer-reviewed research publications each year, and maintains a website featuring over 700 recent and back-list titles. It is recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, its relocation to Taiwan, and in Taiwan Martial law in Taiwan, ruled under martial law until 1987. The KMT is a Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing party and the largest in the Pan-Blue Coalition, one of the two main political groups in Taiwan. Its primary rival is the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the largest party in the Pan-Green Coalition. As of 2025, the KMT is the largest single party in the Legislative Yuan and is chaired by Eric Chu. The party was founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1894 in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the Revive China Society. He reformed the party in 1919 in the Shanghai French Concession under its current name. From 1926 to 1928, the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ruling party in Taiwan, leading a minority government that controls the presidency and the central government. Founded in 1986 by Hsu Hsin-liang, Roger Hsieh and Lin Shui-chuan, a year prior to the end of martial law, the DPP is one of two major parties in Taiwan, the other being the Kuomintang (KMT), a Chinese nationalist party previously ruling the country as a one-party state, and its smaller allies in the Pan-Blue Coalition. It has traditionally been associated with a strong advocacy of human rights, emerging against the authoritarian White Terror that was initiated by the KMT, as well as the promotion of Taiwanese nationalism and identity. Lai Ching-te is the current chairperson of the DPP from 2023, who also serves as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-Blue Coalition
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. Regarding the political status of Taiwan, the coalition maintains that the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China is the legitimate government of China. It also favors a Chinese and Taiwanese dual identity over an exclusive Taiwanese identity and backs greater friendly exchange with mainland China, as opposed to the Pan-Green Coalition. Political stance The Pan-Blue Coalition's political stance can be characterized as centre-right, conservative and being of Republic of China-centered Chinese nationalism. Originally, the Pan-Blue Coalition was associated with Chinese unification, but has moved towards a more conservative position supporti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
