Cynthia Wu – presidential candidate with • Table.Briefings

The Taiwan People’s Party nominated Cynthia Wu as its vice-presidential candidate in late November.

The TPP candidate for the vice president’s office comes from one of the country’s richest business families. She has little political experience and has hardly taken a position on key issues such as Taiwan’s relationship with China.

When the Taiwanese media talk about „Princess Shin Kong,“ they are not referring to a new Japanese anime series, but to Cynthia Wu, vice presidential candidate of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). Party leader Ko Wen-je nominated her at the end of November after failed negotiations on a joint presidential candidacy with Hou Yu-ih from the more China-friendly Kuomintang Party (KMT).

Cynthia Wu – presidential candidate with an illustrious background

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