Puma Shen, a Taiwanese lawmaker and researcher known for his work on Chinese disinformation, is challenging incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an in one of Taiwan’s most closely watched local elections.
Beijing has labeled Shen a separatist and launched a criminal investigation against him. Meanwhile, his campaign has attracted large crowds, and one September poll showed him just 1.2 percentage points behind Chiang.
Who is Puma Shen? How did he become such a prominent political figure, and what does his campaign reveal about Taiwan’s increasingly contested political landscape?
Puma Shen, a Taiwanese lawmaker and researcher known for his work on Chinese disinformation, is challenging incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an in one of Taiwan's most closely watched local elections.
Beijing has labeled Shen a separatist and launched a criminal investigation against him. Meanwhile, his campaign has attracted large crowds, and one September poll showed him just 1.2 percentage points behind Chiang.
Who is Puma Shen? How did he become such a prominent political figure, and what does his campaign reveal about Taiwan's increasingly contested political landscape?
At least five people were missing after new flash floods swept through Nepal’s Gorkha region on Sunday. Authorities rescued 49 people and urged nearby residents to evacuate as floodwaters caused by a landslide continued to threaten downstream villages. The incident followed a catastrophic flood that hit the same region in August, killing more than 1,400 people and leaving thousands more missing.
At least five people were missing after new flash floods swept through Nepal’s Gorkha region on Sunday. Authorities rescued 49 people and urged nearby residents to evacuate as floodwaters caused by a landslide continued to threaten downstream villages. The incident followed a catastrophic flood that hit the same region in August, killing more than 1,400 people and leaving thousands more missing.
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The latest figures from China’s National Bureau of Statistics show that property development investment totalled 3.8 trillion yuan (about US$533 billion) in the first half of this year, down 18% from a year earlier. Residential investment totalled 2.93 trillion yuan (about US$410 billion), down 17.8%. Developers had about 59.64 billion square feet (5.5 billion square meters) of floor space under construction, down 12.5%.
The latest figures from China's National Bureau of Statistics show that property development investment totalled 3.8 trillion yuan (about US$533 billion) in the first half of this year, down 18% from a year earlier. Residential investment totalled 2.93 trillion yuan (about US$410 billion), down 17.8%. Developers had about 59.64 billion square feet (5.5 billion square meters) of floor space under construction, down 12.5%.
The third attack this week on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, as Iran-backed Houthis escalated the campaign they launched this summer against the kingdom. This week’s two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport left four people dead and caused heavy damage to a Saudi commercial plane parked on the tarmac.
The third attack this week on Riyadh’s international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, as Iran-backed Houthis escalated the campaign they launched this summer against the kingdom. This week’s two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport left four people dead and caused heavy damage to a Saudi commercial plane parked on the tarmac.
