The Legislative Chamber

President of the Legislative Yuan

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June 25th 2007
Our second event on our first day here was to meet and visit with the President of the Legislative Yuan (Branch) of Taiwan. He is the equivalent of Nancy Pelosi to the Taiwanese congress, but Taiwan’s legislative branch is unicameral. He spoke knowledgeably and with interest of the U.S. Presidential race and seemed genuinely interested in us and our thoughts. He spoke to us about the operat ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more