Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-10

Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu is having a busy week, with reports saying she is preparing to

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (second from right) meets Monday with former premier Su Tseng-chang (right). (Photo by CNA)

take over as secretary-general of the Presidential Office. Chen is also helping to lay down her Democratic Progressive Party’s battle lines ahead of local elections later in the year. On Monday, Chen visited New Taipei, where this year’s mayoral contest is beginning to take shape.

Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu was in New Taipei on Monday on business from her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). New Taipei is Taiwan’s most populous municipality, and the city’s upcoming mayoral contest is seen as a key test for the DPP and for the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen.     [FULL  STORY]