Johnny Chiang marks first year as chairmanREFLECTING ON SERVICE: Over the past year, the KMT has worked to rebuild public trust, while reflecting on past setbacks and working to break down prejudices, he saidBy Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) yesterday stressed unity in a message on Facebook to mark one year since he was elected chairman. Chiang defeated former KMT vice chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) on March 7 last year in a by-election to replace former KMT chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), who stepped down from the position following the party’s losses in last year’s Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang, center, poses at the leadership handover ceremony of the KMT Department of Youth Affairs in Nantou County on Saturday. Photo: Liu Pin-chuan, Taipei TimesChiang, who served his mandatory military service in Kinmen County, wrote on Facebook that he often recalled watching the waves off the coast of Kinmen over his past year as KMT chairman. Chiang, who has been a legislator since 2012, on Feb. 20 announced he would seek re-election in this year’s KMT chairperson election.

Source: Taipei Times March 07, 2021 15:56 UTC