Ko Wen-je’s strategy is panning out well for himBy Niu Tse-hsun 鈕則勳The public wants to know whether Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) plans to withdraw from next year’s presidential election. On Aug. 11, Ko declared that he would remain the TPP presidential candidate until the end of the race. This strategy has confined the influence of Hon Hai Technology Group founder Terry Gou (郭台銘), overpowered Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Hou You-yi (侯友宜) and lifted TPP morale. It is common knowledge that Gou wants to collaborate with Ko, as he had once suggested that Ko should be his deputy. If Ko’s strategy works, Gou would lose his status and become marginalized.

Source: Taipei Times August 15, 2023 03:41 UTC