Focus Remains On Corruption

August 2006 | Ratings Update

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) concluded its annual congress with promises to tackle corruption, as the party faces its worst crisis in twenty years amid an ongoing scandal involving the president's family. Party members remained tight-lipped on the issue of President Chen Shui-bian, who did not attend the meeting, and calls for him to quit the party, or even have his powers reined in, were visibly absent. Instead the party took the opportunity to unveil a new anti-corruption bill, which would allow a disciplinary committee to question key DPP figures, including the president, vice-president and senior officials, if they

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