‘Land battle’ hots up in Taiwan

Star of the show: Lai (centre) reacts on the stage during an election campaign rally at the New Taipei City Xinzhuang Civil Sports Center. — AFP

Politicians here were training their firepower on “land battles”, or in-person campaigning, on the last weekend ahead of the Jan 13 legislative and presidential elections.

At the weekend, politicians of the major parties fanned out across the island to canvass for votes, in a shift from the online campaigns – called “air battles” – they had been waging to woo the young electorate.