A critique of the controversies surrounding the 2017 Summer Universiade opening ceremony in Taipei. The author argues that characterizing anti-pension reform protests as an 'international disgrace' lacks global perspective. Instead, the real disgrace lies in the broken promise to host the games in the Taipei Dome, which remains in a state of construction limbo under the Ko Wen-je administration. The piece satirizes the perceived forgetfulness of the Taiwanese public and draws parallels between broken international promises and domestic pension reforms.
Brief commentary on the long-standing dispute between Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and Farglory Group's Chao Teng-hsiung over the Taipei Dome project. The author satirizes the outcome as a 'surrender and lose half' situation.
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.