Taiwan:During Chens Two Terms As President The Nationalists Used

He needs to convince people that he is different from the rest of the party rigger said.

During chens two terms as president the nationalists used a slender legislative majority to block many of his policy initiatives including the purchase of a multibillion dollar package of american weapons.

Ma and the nationalists go considerably farther.

Shelley rigger a taiwan specialist at north carolinas davidson college said in order for hsieh to win the presidency he must distance himself from chen who has grown increasingly unpopular after a series of corruption scandals and a sputtering economy.

Chinas government did not immediately react but was likely to be comforted by the election results. Taiwans opposition nationalist party won a landslide victory in legislative elections saturday dealing a humiliating blow to the governments hardline china policies two months before a presidential poll.