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What Taiwan’s Upcoming Elections Will Tell Us About Its Future
Nick Aspinwall, The Diplomat
The vote is set to serve as a referendum on Tsai Ing-wen’s anti-China stance. Challengers are picking up steam.
Taiwan is gearing up for its November 24 regional elections, in which voters will decide on city, county, and community-level leaders along with a list of referendums on issues ranging from nuclear power to marriage equality. The election results will serve as their own referendum on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a traditionally pro-independence camp which has taken a firm anti-China stance under President Tsai Ing-wen.
While the DPP is expected to hold its current majority in Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties, it faces a surprisingly potent challenge from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), which favors reunification with China, in the traditionally pro-DPP south – along with the potential rise of an independent, social media-friendly 2020 presidential challenger in Taipei who the DPP believes treads too close to Beijing.
DPP Faces a Serious Southern Test
A more immediate test facing the DPP is coming, surprisingly, from its traditional stronghold. Earlier this year, when outgoing Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu abdicated her seat after 12 years to join Tsai’s cabinet as secretary general to the president, few expected the longtime DPP stranglehold over Taiwan’s third-most populous city would be at risk come November.
Han Kuo-yu, a former KMT legislator, has thrown a wrench into the equation. The fiery 61-year-old has unexpectedly surged into contention against DPP legislator and mayoral candidate Chen Chi-mai. He has gained comparisons to Taipei’s Ko in the process as, unlike most candidates outside of the pan-green camp, he has seemingly managed to earn the support of young voters.
For the DPP, losing Kaohsiung – which it has held for 20 years, and which is home to the Zuoying naval base – would be a symbolic loss with an unquestionable ripple effect on the 2020 election. Chen, the DPP candidate, is seen by many voters as lacking Han’s charisma. Despite the enduring popularity of longtime leader Chen Chu, Han has called the city “old,” “poor,” and “moribund,” striking a populist tone in sharp contrast to his DPP opponent, who said he would spur Kaohsiung’s high-tech sector by building a technology corridor and a semiconductor industry during a November 10 televised debate.
Han’s campaign was ripped by the DPP for spreading falsified information via its Facebook page in October – the posts, which accused Chen of rigging development deals, were later deleted, and Han’s Facebook page was deactivated. Since then, the tone of the Kaohsiung race has remained antagonistic. After the November 10 debate, a report claiming Chen had been wearing an earpiece on stage circulated after the Chinese-language Apple Daily picked up a post on Taiwanese social media; Chen quickly refuted the report, insinuating that it was a KMT smear campaign.
人生最重要的是?
What is the Most Important Thing in Life? - Intellectually Fit
By: L.A. Brandenburg
So what is the most important thing in life?
It shouldn’t take much convincing to show anyone that the most important thing in life is neither money nor fame. The simple proof of this is the many people who have money and/ or fame, yet are miserable and would rather end their life. Aside from the long list of successful suicides of the rich and famous, here is a surprising list of some rich and famous who have attempted suicide:
There are other possible responses for the most important thing in life that are worth exploring.
Of course, there are the pragmatic needs of air, food, water, etc. We obviously need these in order to physically survive, but let’s assume we have these and our question goes beyond survival necessities.
Here are some real contenders:
1. Health
2. Relationships
3. Positive Self-View
4. Learning
5. Growing
6. Love
Let’s explore each of these.
Is the most important thing in life Health?
Being healthy does seem to be an important element in life. After all, if you are not healthy, getting through each day can be painful and challenging. But here again we can look to a number of individuals who are healthy (let’s just consider the health of the body) and yet they are miserable and do not enjoy life.
What’s more, isn’t it possible to have an unhealthy body, yet still be happy and truly enjoy your life? This is not something that is easy, but it is possible.
While health is certainly desired and should be a goal that everyone aims for, it is not the most important thing.
If you disagree, think about the things that you do to your body. Are you always taking care of your body, eating only the right foods, avoiding toxins, getting proper sleep, limiting stress, etc.? If health were the most important thing in life, we would not have an obesity epidemic, not to mention the long list of other chronic and deadly ailments.
How about Relationships, are they the most important thing?
Once again, having positive, loving relationships is something that we all want. It is hard to think of life without relationships. In fact, many philosophers including Aristotle and Epicurus believed that friendships were vital to living a happy life.
While this may be true, does this make relationships the most important thing in life? It is possible for someone to have many loving people in their life, and yet they do not feel fulfilled. There are a great number of people who have wonderful and supportive friends and family, yet they are still in search of meaning and importance in life.
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