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or dpp, which has ruled taiwan for the last eight years. as we just mentioned, its candidate is current vice president lai ching—te — also known as william lai. there's the more conservative and beijing—friendly kuomintang, or kmt. its candidate is new taipei city mayor hou yu—ih. he's promised to boost the island's defences while restarting talks with beijing. there's also the smaller taiwan people's party, or tpp, which lies somewhere between both parties on the political spectrum. their candidate is former taipei mayor ko wen—je. joining me is our asia digital reporter tessa wong. taiwan prides itself as having a vibrant democracy and an engaged electorate. you don't have to go far to see political dialogue, debate and disagreements all play out in the media and in public forums.