Radio Taiwan International 
Date: 07 June, 2019
By: John Van Trieste

President Tsai Ing-wen (left) and former Premier William Lai (right) are set to square off in a televised debate on Saturday.

President Tsai Ing-wen and former Premier William Lai are set to face off against one another in a televised debate Saturday.

Both Tsai and Lai are vying to become the Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election. Tsai hopes to win a second term, but Lai has mounted a primary challenge that could see him become the face of the party next year instead.

This will be the only debate between the two candidates before the party conducts a telephone poll to determine who will win its nomination.

During the 90-minute debate, both candidates will have time to speak on their own and they will also face questions from a panel of three. Likely topics of discussion include cross-strait policy and the two candidates’ managerial styles.    [FULL  STORY]