Kaohsiung Mayoral Hopefuls Pitch Economic Plans for AI Era

With about two weeks until election day, Kaohsiung’s two front-runners are betting big on the economy. The DPP’s Lai Jui-lung and the KMT’s Ko Chih-en both want to tap into the AI boom while making sure traditional industries are not left behind. Ko has also offered plans to reverse the city’s population drain, after Kaohsiung lost more than 60,000 residents over the past six years, while Lai has promised to carry forward the policies of the DPP incumbent, Chen Chi-mai.