Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #35 (03-09-2020)

Current Affairs Taiwan

Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) dig into the results and impact of the KMT chair race, and what it means for the future of the party--and how problems are appearing right out of the gate, including the PRC snubbing the new chair and what that might mean. A recent poll suggests Taiwanese identity has soared, but the poll itself may not be accurate. The coronavirus has caused high profile businesses to go under. Finally, in a very bizarre case, legislative speaker Yu Shyi-kun is threatened by an 88-year-old accusing him of murdering his friend's family.
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