Taiwanese voters are set to cast their ballots on January 16 to elect a new president for their self-ruling island. DW takes a look at the three candidates contesting the poll and their China policies.
Candidate number 1: Eric Chu (KMT)
Chu is the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party's candidate for president. The 54-year-old leader, who received a PhD in accounting from New York University in the US in 1991, is the KMT's current party chairman. Despite initially refusing to enter the presidential race, Chu declared his candidacy in October after being selected by the party to replace Hung Hsiu-chu. Hsiu-chu, a former school teacher, had been unpopular with voters, trailing badly in opinion polls.
