On our first day in Taiwan July 25th we went into the streets of Taipei where recall campaigners from the the Shān chú wēi hài (山除薇害) recall group were doing a last minute push asking people to get out and vote for the recall of 24 KMT legislators on July 26th.
We previously interviewed 3 recall campaigners from this group- Carol, Eric and Acho in episode 316. Eric explaining the meaning behind the recall group’s name.
Later that day we sat down to interview A-Mei the recall group’s spokesperson who was doxed by the Kuomintang.
We will be releasing our full interview with A-Mei at a later date so stay tuned for that.
We ended the night at a recall campaign rally so spirited that you’d never guess that we were all standing in the pouring rain getting soaked.
Related Links:
The Great Recall Movement in Taiwan: A Historic Unprecedented Boots on the Ground Exercise in Democracy Ep 316: https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-great-recall-movement-effort-in-taiwan-boots-on-the-ground-ep-316/
The Great Recall Explained by Courtney Donovan Smith Ep 317: https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-great-recall-explained-by-courtney-donovan-smith-ep-317/