A Taiwanese political commentary uses the contrasting public images of two women — Chen Hsing-yu and KMT lawmaker Weng Hsiao-ling — to argue that Taiwan's media and legal system treat people very differently depending on their politics.

• Chen Hsing-yu, daughter of former president Chen Shui-bian, was hounded by prosecutors and reporters for years, and her tense smile became a symbol of that pressure.
• Weng Hsiao-ling, a KMT legislator, smiles with the ease of someone who faces little of the same scrutiny.
• The point is about double standards: the same behaviour draws outrage from one side of Taiwan's politics and a shrug from the other.
• It lands while the KMT-led opposition and the ruling DPP are locked in a bitter fight over control of Taiwan's courts, budget and broadcasters.

Outlook: Expect this kind of tit-for-tat framing to sharpen as Taiwan heads deeper into its next election cycle.