Former President Ma Ying-jeou sued then-DPP spokesperson Liang Wen-chieh for defamation after Liang accused him of soliciting campaign funds from gambling syndicate boss Chen Ying-chu in $2011$. Following a retrial by the High Court, the final judgment ordered Liang Wen-chieh and the Democratic Progressive Party to jointly compensate Ma Ying-jeou NT $1.2 million. The ruling determined that Liang Wen-chieh's remarks were subjective conjecture, lacked reasonable verification, and infringed upon Ma Ying-jeou's reputation.
This article comments on the 2017 pension reform protesters disrupting the Universiade and preventing several countries' athletes from entering the venue. The author questions whether the media (United Daily News) exaggerates President Tsai Ing-wen's 'furious' reaction and compares it to Ma Ying-jeou's 'refined' response during the Sunflower Movement, sarcastically noting that Tsai seems to be 'furious' every three to five days since taking office. The article also criticizes Taiwan's national security response capability in counter-terrorism and suggests its security measures would be inadequate against real terrorist threats.
The article criticizes President Tsai Ing-wen's change in attitude toward cross-strait relations and negotiations. It points out that she used to criticize the KMT for 'selling out Taiwan' but later adopted similar or more compromising positions while continuing to use divisive rhetoric.
This article contrasts the governance styles of Presidents Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen. During Ma's presidency, massive protests were merely about hypothetical vilification; during Tsai's presidency, leaders of various organizations mysteriously 'disappear' amid public anger, and foreign relations—a hand of good diplomatic cards—were squandered simply to attack domestic political enemies.
This article uses just 31 characters—a simple bank account analogy—to summarize the financial impact of each ROC president: Chiang Kai-shek opened the account, Chiang Ching-kuo made deposits, Lee Teng-hui made withdrawals, Chen Shui-bian made thefts, Ma Ying-jeou made supplementary deposits, and Tsai Ing-wen closed the account. Through this extremely concise method, the article expresses commentary on the fiscal situations across different periods.
On the eve of President Tsai Ing-wen's first anniversary, former Transport Minister Ye Kuang commented on her governance. He identified the greatest difference between Tsai and her predecessor Ma Ying-jeou: Ma treated cross-strait relations as 'internal contradictions,' while Tsai treats domestic 'internal contradictions' as 'antagonistic contradictions,' leading to marginalization of dissidents, social instability, talent drain, and business hesitation about investment.
Analysis of President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration speech, focusing on his cross-strait policies, his vision for the Republic of China's international standing, and his commitment to the 1992 Consensus.
Discusses President Ma Ying-jeou's decision to accept the resignation of Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey amidst the OBI Pharma scandal, focusing on the ethical standards for academic leaders.
The article explores the political motivations of 2016 DPP Legislative Yuan President Su Chia-chuan, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu and others who urged outgoing President Ma Ying-jeou to pardon former President Chen Shui-bian (then on medical parole). The author presents public opinion questioning whether pardoning Chen Shui-bian relates to 'social harmony,' arguing that if the DPP truly valued justice, they should first demand Chen Shui-bian return stolen wealth and apologize to society. The author contends this DPP action is the 'most vicious scheme,' intending to place Ma Ying-jeou in a morally compromised position, leading society to misunderstand that Ma pardoned the 'innocent' Chen Shui-bian to correct mistakes, questioning why the DPP wouldn't reserve this honor for incoming President Tsai Ing-wen.
Former KMT Legislator Tsai Cheng-yuan posted 'Ma Ying-jeou's Complete Misgovernance Record' on Facebook, revealing his reluctance toward the KMT, his attachment to Ma, and his dissatisfaction with Eric Chu. The article details Ma's policy failures during his eight-year presidency (2008-2016), including austerity policies during the financial crisis, mishandling of major incidents, internal party conflicts causing divisions, and ineffective responses to major policies that ultimately led to the KMT's defeat in the 2014 local elections.
This article strongly criticizes the controversial statement made by then-DPP Legislator Lin Chun-hsien: 'Taiping Island is too far away to defend,' uttered while President Ma Ying-jeou flew to the island to assert sovereignty. The author argues that at a sensitive time when the Philippines submitted the Taiping Island dispute to the Hague, such remarks betray national interests and only embolden South China Sea claimants like Vietnam and the Philippines. The piece sarcastically labels Lin as a 'teammate' more terrifying than any opponent.
This article traces the development history of the Taipei Dome through a chronological timeline. Starting from 1991, when a CPBL championship game was delayed by rain, Premier Hau Pei-tsun ordered the construction of a dome. The location shifted from Guandu to the original site of the Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium, and was finally settled at the Songshan Tobacco Plant during Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's term. The piece highlights how the site was designated as a cultural park after Chen Shui-bian became President, leading to issues with the dome's proximity to historical relics, and concludes with the controversies under Ko Wen-je.
This article critiques the pro-Green fan page 'Taiwan Fugue' for its attacks on President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal for the 'majority party to form the cabinet.' The author refutes the claim that 'the Premier is merely a subordinate of the President' and questions its legal basis. It argues that the DPP's refusal is rooted in political calculations—unwillingness to cooperate with the KMT during the transition period to avoid hurting the feelings of Deep-Green supporters. The piece emphasizes Ma Ying-jeou's consistent stance on majority party governance during both transitions and criticizes the perceived cowardice and information-illiteracy of DPP supporters.
Following the DPP's Tsai Ing-wen winning the 2016 presidential election with 6.89 million votes, this article questions the post-election phenomenon of widespread criticism of the KMT's defeat reasons, arguing that many critics are motivated by hatred rather than fairness principles, and calls on voters to shift focus to monitoring the newly-elected DPP government rather than continuing to persecute the already-defeated KMT.
The article analyzes the Q3 2015 global unemployment report, noting that Taiwan's unemployment rate was approximately 3.79%, falling between South Korea and the People's Republic of China, which indicates a healthy work capacity in Taiwan. It reviews Taiwan's unemployment history since 1979, pointing out that peaks mostly correlate with global financial crises, except for the high point in 2002 during Chen Shui-bian's administration. It also comments on Ma Ying-jeou's policy using the 22K scheme to control low unemployment.
An open letter addressed to President-elect Tsai Ing-wen following her victory, calling for unity among the people of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. The letter urges for reconciliation between political camps, ethnicities, and lineages, specifically suggesting that Tsai accept President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal for a majority-party cabinet to demonstrate a new political vision and stature.
This is an article that systematically refutes and powerfully counters five arguments made by internet commentator 'Zhang Xiaobo', with content involving the Zhou Ziyu incident, the 88 Flood disaster response, the Kaohsiung gas explosion responsibility, cross-strait trade policies (the ECFA and white-collar worker opening), and the significance of the Ma-Xi meeting.
An analysis of the political maneuvering between the KMT (Eric Chu) and the DPP (Tsai Ing-wen) regarding the '1992 Consensus.' This piece argues that the consensus serves as the 'minimum baseline' for Cross-Strait stability and critiques the logical inconsistencies inherent in the independence-leaning narrative.
Analysis of President Ma Ying-jeou's seven-year record examining substantive accomplishments in fisheries, international standing, defense, judiciary, and tourism against the tendency to judge sitting presidents unfairly.
This article features key excerpts from the press conference held by ROC President Ma Ying-jeou before the 'Ma-Xi Meeting' on November 5, 2015. Questions covered concerns about breaking a prior promise to meet, whether the meeting constrains the next president, international space, Taiwan-US relations, and a response to Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen's comments about 'harming democracy.' Ma Ying-jeou emphasized that the meeting was the natural result of peaceful cross-strait development, aimed at consolidating the maintenance of the status quo, and promised to fully report the contents of the talks to the nation.
Starting from Ko Wen-je's dispute with Tai Chi and Councilor Hsu Hung-ting's remarks, this article criticizes the political culture of using vague language like 'special romantic relationship' for personal attacks and sophistry, seeing it as reflecting speakers' inferior character. The author contrasts Ma Ying-jeou's response to Feng Guang-yuan's vulgar derision regarding his relationship with Kim Bou-kong, and comments on the court's absurd verdict. Finally, the author praises Ma Ying-jeou for maintaining an unmoved stance during these disputes, considering it the honorable bearing a president should display.
Commentary on the high school curriculum reform controversy, citing Hung Hsiu-chu's clarifications debunking myths about the changes and criticizing Democratic Progressive Party use of students for political purposes.
This article comments on Wang Jin-ping's consideration of running for president and its effects on the KMT, citing an article from United Daily News questioning Wang's parliamentary style and party loyalty during his tenure as Legislative Yuan President. The author believes Ma Ying-jeou's harsh distancing might be protecting the KMT from total collapse, and explores Wang's subtle role between the blue and green camps. The author expresses confusion and concern about Hung Hsiu-chu versus Tsai Ing-wen comparison and Wang Jin-ping's sudden emergence, believing this election may determine the KMT's final fate in Taiwan, sarcastically noting voters choosing sensation over truth.
This article uses a famous Chinese chess endgame puzzle called 'Zhenma Chess Position' to metaphorically interpret and analyze President Ma Ying-jeou's political crisis and complex situation at that time (2014). The author assigns political roles and positions to the red and black pieces on the board, analyzing the stalemate points and potential breakthrough keys. The red 'pawn' has crossed the river boundary, the red 'general' is trapped in the rear, the black 'king' and 'horse' are surrounded, and hope for victory lies with a peripheral 'bishop' waiting for opportunity—emphasizing how in what appears to be a passive situation, key peripheral pieces can determine victory.
Taiwan's alcohol company only needed authorization paperwork—everything else would be handled by the company. It's incomprehensible how this relates to the government's emphasis on 'simplicity, solemnity, and frugality.' Why choose unsellable commemorative coins worth billions over profitable commemorative liquor?
The full name of the securities transaction tax is Securities Transaction Income Tax, which mainly taxes the profits from securities transactions. Many people hold polarized opinions about the government's proposed securities transaction tax. Optimists believe that levying this tax could reduce or even eliminate other securities transaction taxes, thus better stimulating the securities market.
The Republic of China's largest election is approaching, with candidates from various parties rolling out numerous campaign merchandise. Campaign merchandise typically emphasizes cuteness, serving not only as a source of funds for campaign expenses but also as a means to win hearts.