Kuomintang reshuffles; Taiwan party chief seeks to clean up corruption.(WORLD)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: June 15, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Richard Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party, has moved from its imposing headquarters on a broad avenue close to the presidential office building to more modest quarters in a different part of this capital.

The shift is emblematic of an effort by the party, widely known as the KMT, to revitalize itself after having fallen on hard times politically and financially. Says the party chairman, Ma Ying-jeou: "I am hoping to transform the party from an authoritarian, corrupt party to a clean and efficient party."

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