The effect of these comments on the larger battle will be an interesting topic of conversation worthy of continued observation. Cheng Pang-chen, Chairman of the Taiwan Independence Party, announced on August 22nd that he will also be running for the presidency on the plank of abolishing the Republic of China and establishing a Republic of Taiwan. With this development, the election looks set to hot up even more.
八月二十二日，建國黨主席鄭邦鎮以「為終結中華民國，建立台灣共和國而戰」為主題，也宣佈參選總統，未來這場選戰熱鬧可以預期。