Apologies to those in Taiwan. I missed the change of prime minister in September. If anyone spots that I have missed an election or a change of government, then please just include a comment or drop me an e-mail.

Anyway, the change came shortly after my previous post where I reported President Ma’s takeover of the ruling KMT party and the drop in his approval ratings.

On 10 September the previous PM, Liu Chao-shiuan, was replaced by Wu Den-yih. Both are from the KMT which holds a large majority in the Legislative Yuan.

PM Wu is vice chairman and secretary-general of the KMT and a former mayor of Kaohsiung City. There are details of the new government here.