Jhanghua County Commissioner Cho Po-yuan
Getting a Grip on Public Perceptions
Cho Po-yuan enjoys one of the highest voter support rates of any KMT mayor or county executive. As one of the new generation of KMT leaders, how is Cho getting his constituents to sense his passion for public administration?
Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tsung-hsien
Cultivating the Good Life
What does well-being taste like? The residents of Yilan seem to know. More than 90 percent of people living there say they are happy. What has their chief executive done to make them feel so satisfied?
2012 City Happiness Survey
Does Competitive Equal Happy?
What places in Taiwan are mostly likely to foster the greatest sense of well-being? CommonWealth Magazine's latest survey of happiness throughout Taiwan's cities and counties reveals that living the good life has little to do with material standards.
2012 Local Leader Approval Survey
The Rise of a New Generation
Taiwan's highest public approval ratings belong to newcomers. But will they be able to meet expectations? And what do the rankings reveal about the state of Taiwan's democracy and the island's political landscape?
Food Scarcity Solutions
High-tech Urban Ag: Plant Factories
While food prices soar, Taiwan's veteran technology players are quietly opening farming operations underground, raising vegetable crops and cultivating a new green revolution.
China's Global Media Blitz
Invasion of the Dragon
China has launched a well-funded offensive to become a global media player and influence world opinion on its own terms. What is it up to, and are people buying it?