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[Election] Presidential candidate Ko from the TPP “is aware of the fact that the DPP and KMT may be trying to marginalize him, but their efforts to do so could prove increasingly difficult in an election where attracting independent voters could be paramount. Some observers believe that Ko could be angling for the position of premier in a future administration, or even Legislative Yuan president, if it could get Ko on the at-large ticket of the party. Nevertheless, doubts remain within both the KMT and the DPP about the wisdom of working with Ko due to his unpredictability and tendency to lean either way when it suits his political interests. However, in the case of the KMT, teaming up with the TPP could become the only path to victory, as most polls indicate that KMT support alone may be insufficient.”
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Three Domestic Political Variables to Watch in Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election | Global Taiwan Institute
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[Election] A United Daily News (UDN) survey in 6 municipalities shows that the major concern are :”housing prices (named by 50.6 percent), low salaries and insufficient career opportunities (32.2 percent), transportation problems (26.5 percent) and air pollution (25.1 percent). The next more important issue was public order at 10.1 percent.” “None of these issues have become a signature issue for any of the presidential candidates. As several commentators have noted, the public’s overwhelming concern with domestic issues may at last compel a national election in which domestic issues play a strong role. Much depends, of course, on whether the People’s Republic of China (PRC) engages in its usual self-defeating aggression around elections.”
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Notes from Central Taiwan: PRC tourists, Taiwanese voters and the DPP - Taipei Times
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[Defense] “A proposal to put Taiwan under the US nuclear umbrella has drawn mostly positive responses from defense experts, after Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) told lawmakers at the Legislative Yuan on Monday that Taipei and Washington are engaged in talks on the matter. Taiwan’s national security doctrine explicitly rejects the development of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, despite the nation facing the threat of such weapons being used against it, Institute for National Defense and Security research fellow Su Tzu-yun (蘇紫雲) said yesterday. ”
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US nuclear protection positive for Taiwan: experts - Taipei Times
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