PM Resigns ****************** The Prime Minister of Taiwan, Jiang Yi-huah, has resigned after his ruling pro-China party suffered heavy defeats in local elections. The Kuomintang party (KMT) appears to have lost control of districts across the country, including the mayors office in the capital, Taipei.Saturdays polls were widely seen as a referendum on relations with China. KMT supporters had argued for good relations with China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province. Taiwan and China split in 1949 at the end of a civil war, but Beijing still claims the island as part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary. Under the KMT, previously frosty ties between Beijing and Taipei have warmed, but there is public anxiety over the closer relationship.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 04:39:12 +0000