Ok, Mr Ma Ying-jeou is handsome, but he isn’t drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, he is a Harvard graduate but the President of a country does not necessarily have to be book-smart. It is true that his appearance and personal image played a role in his electoral victory in
Frankly, I do not think that his career path towards presidency was terribly rocky. He was seen as a politician with personal integrity and a keen sense of justice. He is good-looking elite. Those who loathed old, money-power politics especially had expectations on him and ‘change’. However, he has often been exposed to political attacks due to his mainland-born origin. I would have thought he would put great emphasis on
I am not so sure what consequences his cautious political approach will bring about. The status-quo he stands for is vulnerable to regional and international conflicts; the preservation of this status-quo may require strong crisis management skills, that some doubt he possesses. What draws my attention is that realistic voters are more concerned with economic growth than unification. With Ma Ying-jeou’s administration, will the unification issue disappear from Taiwanese politics?
My view is that the issue will certainly remain. The Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) has suggested thawing policies before the election, and the DDP will try to rally its supporters around the clear view on this. As the KMT drives forward economic cooperation with
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