In politics, since the lifting of martial law in 1987, a new democratic system has taken shape. Not only has the Democratic Progressive Party wrested political control from the once dominant Kuomintang, social movements-on behalf of labour, women, environmental protection, Taiwanese culture, and more-have arisen like gathering clouds.
從政治面檢閱，台灣在民國七十六年解嚴後，民主風潮隱然成形，不僅當時在野的民進黨力圖衝撞長年獨大的國民黨政權，各種勞工、女性、環保、本土化等社會運動也風雲湧動。