Talk of the day -- Corruption case in Taoyuan government could hamper magistrate

High-ranking officials of the Taoyuan County government have been implicated in five corruption and bribery cases over the past three years, dealing a severe blow to Taoyuan Magistrate Wu Chih-yang's re-election bid in November, even as the county is set to be upgraded to a special municipality in December.

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