Beijing’s Man in Taiwan Crashes and Burns
Han Kuo-yu fails miserably to expand power with China’s support
By: Jens Kastner
The astonishing political career of Han Kuo-yu, who came from nowhere to run for Taiwan’s presidency just four months ago, seems set to end on June 6 in disgrace in a recall vote that seeks to oust him from the mayoralty of Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second-largest city.
Belonging to the Kuomintang, the island’s relatively-China-friendly main o…
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