Taipei Mayoral Candidates Campaign Beyond the Capital

Taipei Mayor Zhang Wan'an shakes the hands of his supporters as they chant campaign slogans. He's been campaigning for fellow Kuomintang council candidates outside of Taipei. Former Taiwan People's Party Chair Ko Wen-je has even invited Zhang to campaign for his party's mayoral candidate in Zhubei City. But Jiang has already booked a campaign for another in New Taipei City. Very early on, we had already arranged to go to Xinbei together with Mr. Chuan Bo. Mr. Chen Yuan is also a very good colleague of mine in the past, so there will definitely be various ways to cheer him up. Jiang's rival, Shen Boyang, from the Democratic Progressive Party, is appearing at campaign events for his party's councillor candidates, too. Shen is also in demand, with candidates in Taichung, Jilong, and Hsinchu inviting him to come and give their campaigns a boost. After all, the election in Taipei is still very tight. We are now going to fight to win. As the two mayoral candidates vie for popularity, they're also clashing on policy issues. Shen has proposed what he calls unlimited urban renewal, alongside a housing exchange platform. But Jiang's team is questioning when the plan's details will emerge. I don't want to use any documents that need to be tested by the people. I don't want to use any slogans before the election. I don't want to use any nonsense or leave it until after the election. Yet when the government's Urban Development Bureau released many new policies of its own, Shen said that they, to some extent, affirmed his own views. Both camps are campaigning on the ground while trading criticisms as the race heats up. Hank Hsu and Lily Lamatina for Taiwan Plus.