Han Kuo-yu gained prominence during a successful long-shot mayoral bid. Now he might run for president, and put Taiwan’s democracy at risk.

The head of Taiwan's legislature, Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang, says he pressed President Lai Ching-te to stop a campaign to recall dozens of opposition legislators. The two discussed how to end the ...

Han Kuo-yu, a populist mayor who favors closer ties with China, was picked to run against President Tsai Ing-wen, who has been sharply critical of Beijing, in Taiwan’s 2020 presidential race ...

KMT legislator Han Kuo-yu passes by supporters as he arrives at the Legislative Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 1, 2024. Credit: Facebook/ Han Kuo-yu Subscribe for ads-free reading Taiwan’s 2024 ...

Voters in Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung lined up on Saturday morning to cast ballots on a recall motion of mayor Han Kuo-yu, a vote that will have ripple effects on the island’s ...

Han is wildly popular, but his policy positions — or lack thereof — should be cause for concern, given Taiwan’s delicate situation.

Han Kuo-yu, the opposition candidate in this year’s Taiwanese presidential election, has been removed as mayor of the city of Kaohsiung following an unprecedented recall vote on Saturday.

Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City Mayor Han Kuo-yu lost a vote to remove him from office Saturday, Central News Agency reported.

KMT presidential nominee Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu said during a visit to a temple on the campaign trail on Saturday (Sept. 14) that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has turned in an ...

The mayor, Han Kuo-yu, had tried to win the presidency just months ago on a Beijing-friendly platform. His removal in a recall vote reflects a stunning reversal and a hardening of Taiwan’s ...

KMT presidential nominee Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu said during a visit to a temple on the campaign trail on Saturday (Sept. 14) that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has turned in an ...