Dr Tsai Ing-wen, widely tipped to become Taiwan's next president, kicked off a one-month election campaign yesterday, with supporters bringing donations in piggy banks to a rally held by her opposition party.
Taiwan's presidential elections in January are expected to usher in a new political era, and many hope it will also see the island become the first Asian power to legalise same-sex marriage.
A mainland spokesman said on Wednesday that there will be "no way out" for "Taiwan independence" as espoused by the island's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) should drop its "Taiwan independence" stance before trying to contact the mainland, a Chinese mainland spokeswoman said Wednesday.
An attempt by Taiwan's major opposition party to impeach Jiang Yi-huah, chief of the island's administrative authority, failed on Tuesday as it was not supported by enough members of the legislative body.
The legislative body of Taiwan on Monday held a meeting to review a no-confidence motion initiated by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against Jiang Yi-huah, chief of Taiwan's administrative authority.
Frank Hsieh Chang-ting, a former member of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), said he "relishes a chance of communication" on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo on Wednesday after Sina verified him as "former chairman of the DPP."
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