Miaoli

In Miaoli "independent" candidate Kang Shih-ju beat the wife of convicted vote-buyer Lee E-tin in the local by-election, The Taipei Times writes:

Sunday Odds and Ends Michael Turton 2009

I'm not familiar with the southern Hakka community, but at a distance, I've always felt them more pro-Taiwanese independence compared to the Miaoli-Hsinchu-Taoyuan Hakka community, which is deep, deep Blue.

This Restaurant Doesn't Serve Chinese Tourists and Taiwanese Traitors Michael Turton 2009

Coupled with the defeat in the Miaoli by-election a few weeks ago, the KMT appears to have been given a warning by the voters, said many observers in both the Taipei Times report, and the China Post.

Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009

In Miaoli "independent" candidate Kang Shih-ju beat the wife of convicted vote-buyer Lee E-tin in the local by-election, The Taipei Times writes:

Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009

He vowed to combat corruption and work for the interests of Miaoli residents.

Archive 2009-03-01 Michael Turton 2009

Coupled with the defeat in the Miaoli by-election a few weeks ago, the KMT appears to have been given a warning by the voters, said many observers in both the Taipei Times report, and the China Post.

KMT Wins in Da-an Michael Turton 2009

It's crazy; it too was undergoing environmental review when the Miaoli county govt decided to move in in ambush surprise like fashion and knocked down the towers.

Green Party Candidate Climbs Tree to Stop Tree Cutting Michael Turton 2009

Another similar case happened in Miaoli where they destroyed porcelain furnaces those really old brick smokestacks you sometimes see that are a significant part of Taiwan's cultural heritage.

Green Party Candidate Climbs Tree to Stop Tree Cutting Michael Turton 2009

A merged Tainan City/County favors the DPP though the KMT is competitive still, not at all like the DPP in Taipei City or Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taidong.

Tainan County/City Merger Approved Michael Turton 2009

Damn, I used to cycle around the hills in Miaoli, beautiful country and nobody even knows about it!

Things Seen Out Biking Michael Turton 2009