In the 1950s, facing the Communist threat from the mainland, the Kuomintang imposed authoritarian rule on Taiwan. They manipulated and cheated in local elections in order to ensure total regime control, generating resentment in Taiwan society.
一九五○年後的十年間，退守台灣的國民黨面對對岸共產黨的威脅，對台灣實行威權統治，並於地方選舉中進行舞弊，以確保政權的完整，在台灣社會積累了多股民怨。