Hung Hsiu-chu greets the press after being elected chairwoman Taiwan's Kuomintang Party. Photo: CNA.

Taiwan's ousted presidential nominee Hung Hsiu-chu elected as Kuomintang's first woman leader

Forsaken by the party in her bid to run in last year’s disastrous presidential elections, it now tasks her with rebuilding its fortunes from the ashes

Topic | Tsai Ing-wen

Lawrence Chung

Published: 2:00am, 27 Mar, 2016

Updated: 4:24pm, 28 Mar, 2016

Hung Hsiu-chu greets the press after being elected chairwoman Taiwan's Kuomintang Party. Photo: CNA.

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Lawrence Chung

Lawrence Chung covers major news in Taiwan, ranging from presidential and parliament elections to killer earthquakes and typhoons. Most of his reports focus on Taiwan’s relations with China, specifically on the impact and possible developments of cross-strait relations under the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party and mainland-friendly Kuomintang governments. Before starting work at the South China Morning Post in 2006, he wrote for Reuters and AFP for more than 12 years.