ANALYSIS/KMT vice president pick could be double-edged sword, analysts warn
11/29/2023 06:16 PM
"If elected, I won't be a voiceless vice president," declared Jaw Shau-kong (趙少康), the once political "golden boy," shortly after being named as the Kuomintang's (KMT) vice presidential candidate on the last day of registration for Taiwan's 2024 presidential election.
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