by Roy Ngerng For me, the massive defeat suffered by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at today’s local election in Taiwan is a sign people are highly dissatisfied with DPP’s performance on local issues. In the nine-in-one local elections held on 26 November, DPP only won five local government seats from its previous seven and it was swept out of power in the northern half of Taiwan. In a study conducted in September 2022, when Taiwanese are asked about the issues they were most concerned about, it was the economy. ADVERTISEMENT The economy was the top concern, at 52.9%. But...