Session 1 | A Third Party on the Rise: Anti-establishment but not Populist

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Australian Centre on China in the World

Associate Professor Kai-Ping Huang provides insights into the Taiwan's presidential election in January 2024.

Seminar Room, Australian Centre on China in the World, Building 188, Fellows Lane

2023 ANU Taiwan Update

In the 2023 ANU Taiwan Update, scholars and commentators grapple with the place of Taiwan in the world, how the Taiwanese government, media, and people deal with China's actions, the internal challenges  and what lies ahead.

Taiwan's presidential election in 2024 is an open race with the ruling DPP seeking a third term with their nominee William Lai. If voters were to vote today rather than in January, Lai would have a higher chance of winning. However, Ko Wen-je, a former Taipei mayor who represents the Taiwan People's Party, is gaining momentum and becoming a serious challenger to Lai. By contrast, the KMT has been struggling to regain second place since nominating Ho Yu-ih, the mayor of New Taipei. Despite the fact that Ko and the TPP are considered “anti-establishment”, they are not simply angry populists. Further, the DPP is unlikely to win the election simply by appealing to anti-China sentiment. With the looming threat of war with China, all candidates will have to embrace the status quo, which is where the majority of Taiwan voters stand. Kai-Ping Huang is Associate Professor of Political Science at National Taiwan University. Her research interests include party systems, formal institutions, and democratization focusing on East and Southeast Asia. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Democracy, Comparative Politics, Journal of Contemporary China, Social Indicators Research, and several edited volumes.*﻿Light refreshment at 12:30pm.<a href="https://ciw-prod.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/2023%20ANU%20Taiwan%20Update%20Program.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">D﻿OWNLOAD</a> 2023 ANU Taiwan Update ProgramThe ANU Taiwan Update is an initiative under the ANU Taiwan Studies Program 2022–25, which is a partnership between the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University and the Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan).

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