How the ghost of Chiang Kai-shek haunts Taiwan’s next president William Lai and the island’s armed forces

How the ghost of Chiang Kai-shek haunts Taiwan’s next president William Lai and the island’s armed forces

Analysts caution that if implemented, the push to remove the statues might not only sow divisions within the military but also potentially jeopardise the island in the face of a cross-strait conflict. On Monday, Lai will become the island’s new leader, succeeding his independence-leaning DPP colleague Tsai Ing-wen, who is completing her second four-year presidential … Read more