Frank Hsieh campaigns in Taipei
I went to see DPP Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) make a campaign stop in Taipei today. He came to Dihua Street (迪化街), in the old part of Taipei, to pray at the Xiahai City God Temple (霞海城隍廟).
Frank Hsieh comes out of the temple after paying his respects.
He then gave a short speech to the crowd.
The red sign in the background reads 台灣加油 (Táiwān jiāyóu) which means "Go Taiwan!"
This picture gives an overview of the scene outside the temple.
Before he departed he gave a quick media interview. The guys in the white jackets are security. Tonight Frank Hsieh will have another television debate with KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou.
*more photos at flickr and also check the Presidential Election 2008 group at flickr for more photos of campaign activities.
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Posted: March 7th, 2008 under News & media, Photos, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tags: dpp, election, politics
Comments
Comment from David Reid
Time 7 March 2008 at 10:53 pm
Andy, I don’t think we can rely on the polls in Taiwan. However, the feeling does seem to be that Hsieh is not running an effective campaign. I guess we’ll know the real answer on 22 March.
Comment from cfimages
Time 8 March 2008 at 9:28 am
Every non-political Taiwanese person I’ve spoken to seems to think there’s no way Hsieh can win. I think it’ll be the votes of these people that decide the election, as the hardcore supporters on each side kind of cancel each other out.
Even if Hsieh managed to pull out a victory, would anything actually be able to be done during his term in office, considering how the legislature is so heavily stacked in KMT’s favor?
I don’t think Taiwanese politics is mature enough yet to work in a bipartisan fashion, as has been demonstrated during Chen’s administration. I might be wrong on this, as I’m no expert and am pretty much illiterate in Chinese, so I have to rely on English translations to get my information.
Comment from Thomas Han
Time 10 March 2008 at 2:28 am
March 22 is the big day! 
I’m a California (Bay Area) resident, who along with his family (uncles, cousins, aunts) are all going back to during that week just to support Hsieh.
Like the poster says (btw, nice photo!). “Add gas!!!”
Comment from EmSurfer
Time 22 March 2008 at 11:32 pm
T. Han,
Do you even know Hsieh’s platform and what he stands for? Does Mr. Hsieh even know himself? Or is “Frank” just too busy criticizing Ma for being “unpatriotic”. It’s ironic that Mr. Hsieh is the candidate with the English first name. 58-42, YES!!!
Comment from Andy Crosthwaite
Time 7 March 2008 at 10:33 pm
Do you think there’s any chance he can catch up with Ma ying jeou and win the election?