[1/2] Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te and his running mate Hsiao Bi-Khim arrive to register for the upcoming presidential election for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at the Central Election Commission in Taipei, Taiwan November 21, 2023.
Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who China views as a separatist, leads opinion polls to be Taiwan's next president.
Talks between the two main opposition parties to team up and take him on have floundered and are in deadlock.
Lai told reporters he and Hsiao were "confident and determined to lead Taiwan steadily in the chaotic situation".
Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), which traditional favours close ties with Beijing, had agreed with the much smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) last week to offer a joint ticket to take on Lai.
Persons:
Lai Ching, Hsiao Bi, Ann Wang, Lai, Taiwan's, Hsiao, Hou Yu, Ko, Hou, Huang Shan, Huang, Terry Gou, Tammy Lai, Gou, Huang Shih, Ben Blanchard, Raju Gopalakrishnan
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Democratic Progressive Party, Central, Commission, REUTERS, Rights, Kuomintang, KMT, Taiwan People's Party, ih, Apple, Thomson
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