Ko announces campaignStaff Writer, with CNATaiwan People’s Party (TPP) founder and Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday vowed to end political wrangling and extend goodwill to China, as he officially launched his campaign for next year’s presidential election. Taiwan People’s Party chairman and its presidential candidate Ko Wen-je speaks at a news conference in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District yesterday. There has been a lack of concrete action in pushing for judicial reform and the establishment of an “e-government,” he said. People attend an event by Taiwan People’s Party chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District yesterday. Taiwan’s autonomy and maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait is crucial to ensure prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, he said.