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On the evening of November 1, former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen appeared at the campaign rally for Shen Po-yang's Taipei mayoral bid and delivered a speech, stating that voting is not about hatred or teaching anyone a lesson, but about realizing the future one desires and choosing a lifestyle one wants to be closer to.
On October 29, the campaign team for DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Po-yang stated that their official campaign website and a newly launched road adoption site were hit by cyberattacks, with the latter receiving over 70,000 fake entries within an hour. The team has cleared the backdoor programs, updated the system, and strengthened defenses, and the websites have resumed normal operation.
On October 25, a rally and march in support of Wangwang, a stray dog from Jieyang, Guangdong, was held in the Zhongshan shopping district in Taipei. Participants marched along the streets holding photos of Wangwang and signs reading "Stop Animal Abuse" and "Justice for Wangwang," and some brought their pets along.
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council and National Immigration Agency denied Chinese actor Zhang Linghe entry into Taiwan; he had planned to hold a fan meeting in Taipei.
On October 22, Storm Media released the latest polling data for the Taipei mayoral election. DPP candidate Pao-yang Shen received 42.8% support, while incumbent Mayor Chiang Wan-an stood at 39.0%, a gap of 3.8 percentage points. There are 35 days left until the November 28 nine-in-one local elections.
On October 20, Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu said at an international seminar in Taipei that Taiwan has reduced its dependence on mainland China since 2016 and is less impacted by China's overcapacity, with economic growth expected to reach 11% or slightly higher this year; he criticized Beijing for failing to resolve weak domestic demand and instead subsidizing industries on a massive scale and exporting surplus products to the world at low prices, calling on all countries to reduce risks with concrete action.
On October 15, Kevin Tsai posted on Threads, confirming that he will attend the launch rally of the campaign headquarters of Kuomintang Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wan-an on October 26. He declined an invitation to go on stage and sing the campaign theme song, saying he will cheer from the audience as a guest.
During an interview on Tang Hsiang-lung's program, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an was asked whether he is Taiwanese or Chinese, and replied only "I am Taiwanese," drawing public attention. Tang Hsiang-lung subsequently called on Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Li-wun to have the party set out a clear line on de-sinicization; Cheng Li-wun responded that being Taiwanese and being Chinese are not in conflict.
A street poll in Wenshan District, Taipei City, a Kuomintang stronghold, showed 65 people supporting Shen Boyang and 50 supporting Chiang Wan-an; a previous TVBS poll had Chiang Wan-an leading by only 8 percentage points.
As the Taipei mayoral race remains deadlocked, Yu Shyi-kun said the election is a contest between two great philanthropists — one adopted a daughter, one took in a grandfather — a veiled jab at Chiang Wan-an's family background, which the Kuomintang criticized as dirty campaigning. Previously, Huang Ching-lung published a book in September questioning Chiang Hsiao-yen's bloodline, and Kuo Yi-hsi said she is willing to undergo a DNA test with Chiang Wan-an.
Yahoo Kimo launched an online poll for the Taipei mayoral election on the 14th. As of 9:20 p.m. that evening, about 14,000 people had participated, with 54.7% favoring Chiang Wan-an's re-election and 23.2% favoring Puma Shen.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, in an exclusive interview with Tang Hsiang-lung, attributed the narrowing poll gap to a closely fought race, said Puma Shen's rebound in support was the result of the DPP mobilizing its loyal base, and responded to the controversy over his background by saying there is nothing wrong with bearing the surname Chiang.
On October 8, Taiwanese media reported that, as the incident of Kevin Tsai appearing at Puma Shen's campaign headquarters developed, the National Police Agency asked the Taipei City Police Department to keep track of his residence situation, establish a direct liaison channel, and deploy security maintenance according to the circumstances, stressing that no one should be threatened because of their political stance.
On October 8, Chiang Wan-an, the Kuomintang incumbent Taipei mayor seeking re-election, said in an exclusive interview with the CtiTV program "Green Also Flips the Table" that this election campaign has been the most stressful, facing the concentrated onslaught of the DPP authorities' administrative resources, and stated that he is not considering plans for 2028, with his focus on Taipei's municipal governance.
The TVBS polling center surveyed Taipei citizens from October 3 to 7. Support for Chiang Wan-an stood at 49% and Puma Shen at 41%, with the gap narrowing from 28 percentage points in late May to 8 points; among voters aged 20 to 29, Puma Shen led by 8 percentage points.