TPP, KMT presidential nominees trade blows at forum focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
During the Global Views Leaders Forum in Taipei on Tuesday, the host asked the participants Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) and Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) about their presidential aspirations, and whether they might stand in the 2024 presidential election.
All three mayors dodged the question, as politicians always do, although you could not blame the host for asking.
Ko had been expected to stand last year, and both Hou and Cheng are popular mayors.
Hou, in particular, is seen as a rising star in a party lacking obvious candidates in its next generation
Brushing off rumors about presidential aspirations, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) and Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) yesterday told a forum that they are only focused on their current duties and working hard every day.
The three mayors were invited to the Global Views Leaders Forum in Taipei yesterday morning to speak on the theme of “urban disease prevention in the Taipei-New Taipei City-Taoyuan metropolitan area.”
The three mayors of northern Taiwan were asked to share their experiences in leading the city government and residents in fighting a local COVID-19 outbreak. The three cities were