Dr. John Linantud University of Houston Downtown
Republic of China-Ministry of Foreign Affairs United States Senior Scholar Delegation
July 2013 Special Thanks To Corinna Hu Executive Officer, Political Division TECRO
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21 August 2013
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Taipei
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
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Tourist-Heritage Site (Bunker)
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Languages Mandarin Chinese (official)
Taiwanese (Min) Hakka dialects
Taipei 101
1996
Founding Presidential Election
Kuomintang (KMT) Wins
2000
Turnover #1
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Wins
2008
Turnover #2
KMT Wins
“We have passed Huntington’s criteria for a democracy” – Speaker Jin-pyng Wang, Legislative Yuan 9 July 2013
Passing the Two-Turnover Test
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Maestro Wu
Lungshan Temple, Taipei
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