Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安), the KMT’s Taipei mayoral candidate, became the focus of political talk shows over the past week, with pundits scrutinizing whether he is ready to become mayor. The discussions were sparked on Monday when Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) handed over his duties as minister of health and welfare and head of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to his successors, and immediately began his election campaign. Following the DPP Electoral Strategy Committee’s July 10 recommendation that Chen run for Taipei mayor, he launched a dedicated Facebook page the