Notes from Central Taiwan: William Lai: Uppity Taiwanese? Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai on Thursday visits Lixing Fude Temple in New Taipei City’s Jhonghe District. From left: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate Hou You-yi and Taiwan People’s Party candidate Ko Wen-je attend the second presidential debate on Dec. 26. The childhood home of Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate William Lai in New Taipei City’s Wanli District. This attack is one with its moves to surround Hou with far-right Mainlanders like his vice presidential candidate Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) and the proposed speaker of the legislature Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜).

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2023 21:39 UTC