TAIPEI • If Dr Ting Shou-chung, 64, loses the race for Taipei, it will not be for lack of trying.
The well-regarded seven-term lawmaker is trying for the fifth time since 1994 to become Taipei mayor. His latest bid marks only the first time he has won the right to represent the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) in the mayoral race.
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