The “quiet revolution” of Taiwan’s democratization took shape during the 12 years that followed Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) simultaneously becoming chairman of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and president of the Republic of China (ROC). Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) then

The most cogent and incisive description of the KMT’s about-face on alignment with China I’ve read. It’s humorous to see the author’s qualifications to write about this matter summed up as “Lee Min-yung is a poet.”