Taiwan’s Pro-China KMT Stakes Future on Young New Leader
- Opposition party elects youngest chairman in almost 100 years
- China policy, party finances key challenges facing new chief
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Taiwan’s Kuomintang selected a reform-minded chairman to rebuild the beleaguered opposition party, a decision that could upend Beijing’s decades-old framework for building ties with Taipei.
Lawmaker Chiang Chi-chen overcame the former mayor of Taipei City, Hau Lung-bin, with more than 68% of ballots cast by party members in Saturday’s vote.