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Han Kuo-yu

Han Kuo-yu is one of the presidential candidates in the 2020 Taiwan election. The mayor of Kaohsiung, he is the Kuomintang party's candidate running against incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen.

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17 Jun 1957

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Politician

last updated:

7 October, 2024

Taiwan

Mainland China-friendly Taiwanese lawmaker tipped to lead democracy group

Taiwanese legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu of the KMT is expected to become chair of the Beijing-sanctioned Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, but some in the ruling DPP are concerned he could use the group to advance cross-strait ‘integration work’.

1 Mar 2024 - 7:38PMvideocam

Taiwan

Will dark horse pushing Taiwan reunification pull off upset in KMT race?

20 Sep 2021 - 9:56PMvideocam

Taiwan

Hopefuls line up to lead Taiwan’s Kuomintang out of the wilderness

28 Feb 2021 - 10:00AM

Taiwan

‘Taiwan needs a strong leader’: talk show host Jaw Shaw-kong returns to politics

Veteran lawmaker says he has not ruled out running for any post as he rejoins opposition Kuomintang party after almost 30 years away.

8 Feb 2021 - 11:29AMvideocam

Jaw Shaw-kong says he has been disappointed at the Kuomintang’s performance in opposition. Photo: CNA

Taiwan

Taiwan’s KMT turns to comic actor to tackle election tragedy

Stanley Fung tells public ‘democracy salon’ that the party needs to get back on its feet to save the Republic of China.

30 Sep 2020 - 9:40PMvideocam

Taiwan

Letters | Kaohsiung rout should be a ‘reform or perish’ call for KMT

KMT’s multiple electoral failures are just the tip of the iceberg – the problem is incapable leadership. The party must seek reform or risk irrelevance.

6 Sep 2020 - 7:15AM

Taiwan

Taiwan parliament in turmoil again over disputed nomination

Opposition lawmakers knock down voting booths while supporters scuffle with police outside to protest ‘cronyism’.

17 Jul 2020 - 11:21PMvideocam

Taiwan

Letters | Hong Kong people have a true friend in Taiwan: the Kuomintang

27 Jun 2020 - 6:15AMvideocam

Taiwan

Letters | To win back Taiwan, KMT must return to its anti-communist roots

22 Jun 2020 - 6:45AMvideocam

Taiwan

Letters | Three lessons for Beijing from Han Kuo-yu’s downfall in Taiwan

Beijing must stop trying to buy Taiwanese hearts and minds with business deals, start talking to Tsai Ing-wen’s administration instead of the KMT, and soften its Taiwan policy.

18 Jun 2020 - 7:10AMvideocam

Taiwan

With its star gone, is it time for KMT to rethink its ties with Beijing?

Han Kuo-yu went from the Kuomintang’s great hope to its big disappointment in just two years, as the pro-independence camp gained momentum.

13 Jun 2020 - 10:45PM

The Kuomintang might have to come up with a new approach to ties with the mainland, observers say. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan elections 2020

Editorial | Han Kuo-yu’s downfall a lesson in Taiwan politics

The ousted Kaohsiung mayor tried to run before he could walk by taking on the seasoned Tsai Ing-wen in island’s presidential election

8 Jun 2020 - 10:06PM

Taiwan

Taiwan’s Tsai calls for reconciliation after mayoral recall vote, politician’s death

‘Result should be a warning to all politicians that the people can bestow power and can take it back,’ president says after Han Kuo-yu is ousted as Kaohsiung mayor.

7 Jun 2020 - 11:17PMvideocam

Taiwan

Han Kuo-yu, who lost Taiwan presidential race, now facing recall as mayor

Han had been criticised for running as KMT candidate against the DPP incumbent, Tsai Ing-wen, just months after being elected mayor; if he is ousted, the fallout would mean a stronger DPP hold on Taiwan politics and a possible revamping of KMT leadership.

6 Jun 2020 - 3:04PMvideocam

Taiwan

Sino File | Taiwan election: Hong Kong won it, Beijing lost it

Beijing’s pressure on Taipei gave the Democratic Progressive Party a boost in the island’s polls, on its way to a landslide victory over the Kuomintang.

17 Feb 2020 - 3:23PM

A man wears a headband showing a drawing of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during an election campaign. Photo: EPA

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Opinion | KMT needs to rethink its China stance to woo young voters

The tired approach of the ‘1992 consensus’ no longer resonates with voters. The young Taiwanese who gave Tsai Ing-wen a resounding electoral victory have grown wary of communist China. Can the KMT answer their needs?

17 Jan 2020 - 12:31PMvideocam

Taiwan elections 2020

New hope for Hong Kong protesters in Taiwan after Tsai election win

There are an estimated 200 protesters who have fled to the island on extended tourist visas.

18 Apr 2020 - 9:49AMvideocam

Taiwan elections 2020

Where to for KMT after Han Kuo-yu’s failed bid for Taiwan president?

Kuomintang leaders step down after sobering loss, promising to take the result ‘very seriously’.

17 Feb 2020 - 5:00PMvideocam

The KMT campaign was undermined by divisions within the party, observers say. Photo: Bloomberg

Taiwan elections 2020

Entangled US-China-Taiwan relations likely just got more complicated

After Taiwanese voters send a message to Beijing, analysts think it might retaliate, further complicating China’s strategic rivalry with Washington.

17 Feb 2020 - 4:59PMvideocam

Taiwan elections 2020

Taiwan elections: Tsai Ing-wen re-elected as rival concedes defeat

President’s approach to Beijing was one of the key issues in the election and victory will be seen as a mandate to continue her approach.

17 Feb 2020 - 5:02PMvideocam

Taiwan elections 2020

Taiwanese man wanted for theft votes himself into police custody

Suspect, who said he had no idea he had been on a wanted list for four years, detained at polling station in Kaohsiung.

17 Feb 2020 - 5:05PM

People across Taiwan went to the polls on Saturday to elect their president and lawmakers. Photo: AFP

Taiwan elections 2020

Taiwan here we come: the mainland Chinese who bypassed Beijing’s travel ban

‘I suffered a lot in the Cultural Revolution and I know how valuable democracy and freedom is,’ 73-year-old retiree says.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:07PMvideocam

A university lecturer from mainland China says she is “sort of envious’ that people in Taiwan have the right to vote. Photo: Bloomberg

Taiwan elections 2020

Taiwan poll: Tsai takes early lead as count gets under way, TV stations say

Early results show incumbent president with about 57 per cent of the vote, with main rival back on 38 per cent.

17 Feb 2020 - 5:02PMvideocam

Taiwan elections 2020

Hong Kong protests loom large in Taiwan polls. But who benefits?

The saying that Taiwan is just a ‘ballot away’ from Hong Kong is timely reminder abroad for those from the self-ruled island to go home and vote.President Tsai has said ‘Today’s Hong Kong; tomorrow’s Taiwan’, ahead of Saturday’s polls, in which she seeks re-election.

11 Jan 2020 - 10:29AMvideocam

Taiwan elections 2020

Chinese university deletes study forecasting win for Tsai in Taiwan poll

Fudan team predicts independence-leaning president will be re-elected on Saturday with nearly 60 per cent of the vote, but research is taken down just hours later.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:09PMvideocam

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is seeking a second four-year term. Photo: Kyodo

Taiwan elections 2020

Taiwan election rivals make final pitch to voters

President’s supporters gather in Taipei on night before election with candidate looking to be on course for re-election.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:09PMvideocam

Supporters of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at a final rally for the front-runner. Photo: EPA-EFE

Taiwan elections 2020

For Taiwan’s voters, election is about more than Beijing and Washington

In the final of a five-part series on Taiwan’s election, we look at how relations between Beijing, Taipei and Washington are affecting the presidential poll.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:13PMvideocam

Taiwan

Taiwan warns Beijing not to retaliate if it doesn’t like election result

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu also says mainland China shouldn’t ‘read too much into’ Saturday’s vote.

17 Feb 2020 - 8:14PMvideocam

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