Sexist slurs mar Taiwan presidential elections 0 SHARES Share it! And her presidential opponent Han Kuo-yu, 62, invoked two characters from an ancient Chinese erotic novel to describe Tsai’s rivalry with her running mate. Chen Chu, a senior figure from Tsai’s Democratic Progressive Party who was a political prisoner for six years when Taiwan was a dictatorship, has often been singled out for her appearance. – Progressive island –On paper Taiwan has impressive credentials on progress towards gender equality in politics. Most polls show Tsai leading Han by a wide margin — although some more recent data suggests Han might be closing the gap.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 27, 2019 03:45 UTC