Taiwanese Politics: An Entire Confrontation Between Two Main Parties

Taiwan's democracy has become a complete confrontation between National Party and Democracy Progressive Party. There is no constructive dialogue between parties. It is even worse that people are also divided. It is interesting to note that the biggest gap between both sides is not about democracy, human rights or political regimes. In fact, both parties are typical right-wing parties, which do not put their attentions on immigrants, labors, homosexual groups, and the other minority groups. What divides us is the only one thing: what shall be the future of Taiwan and the relation with China.

The result is that there is no consensus, no compromise on almost all hot issues in our society. And in the Parliament, Acts are used to determined by majority votes, instead of negotiations. Can Taiwan still be seen as a really democractic society? I really doubt.