TAIPEI -- Taiwan's main opposition party on Wednesday tapped a former cop turned city mayor with no foreign policy experience as its pick to run for the presidency amid soaring tensions with China.
Hou Yu-ih, 65, will represent the Kuomintang (KMT) as he faces off against William Lai Ching-te, head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), in Taiwan's January 2024 leadership election.
