#TAIWAN: Mayoral Candidate Accused Of Plagiarizing Thesis

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The Kuomintang candidate for the Kaohsiung mayoral by-election Li Mei-jhen has been accused of plagiarizing speech notes and an academic paper for most of her master’s thesis.

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#TAIWAN: Opposition Pres. Candidate Han Picks Former Premier As VP Candidate

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Kuomintang Party presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu has announced that former premier Chang San-cheng would be his running mate, kicking off a week marked by a property acquisition scandal and controversial remarks by Han and his wife.

The Kaohsiung mayor surged to a lead in Taiwan’s presidential race earlier this year but has plummeted in the polls since this summer, dramatically draining the momentum of the populist phenomenon Taiwanese media had dubbed the “Han wave.”

Han trails incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen by 13%, despite a lagging economy and Tsai's low approval ratings.

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#TAIWAN: PM Jiang Yi-huah Resigns After KMT Pty Crushed In Local Elections

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Prime Minister Jiang Yi-huah has resigned after the ruling Kuomintang Party (KMT) experienced heavy losses in local elections Saturday. It was seen as a referendum on Pres. Ma Ying-jeou ahead of elections in 2016. The KMT has dominated Taiwan since anti-communists fled to the island in the 1940s.