From ER Doc To Wild-Card Presidential Candidate: Taiwan’s Ko Wen-Je – Analysis

By Hsia Hsiao-hwa

Just 10 years after trading his white coat for a place on the mayoral hustings, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, who also heads the four-year-old Taiwan People's Party, is looking increasingly like a potential challenger to Vice President Lai Ching-te in January's presidential election.

A recent poll of voters by...