The trap young people should avoidBy Jane Ywe-hwan 張月環Right from the very outset of this election campaign season, it has seemed that young voters have been largely supporting Taiwan People’s Party Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). The young electorate seldom watch political talk shows; instead, they make use of social media platforms including Line and TikTok to obtain information. However, it de-emphasizes the efforts that the ruling party had made during the COVID-19 pandemic and ignores the suppression of Taiwan by the Chinese Communist Party. The simplification of issues is attractive to young people, but it also encourages wrong judgements on what is actually happening. Young people easily characterize political controversies as the blue-green division, but the government should take more careful action to deal with the complicated situation in Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2024 03:41 UTC