* The 9-day Chinese New Year recess is now over, and things are slowly returning to normal in Taiwan. Besides the ongoing pilot strike of China Airlines, a lot of the media attention is on the upcoming presidential campaign, scheduled for mid-January 2020.
* Barring something unforeseen, the ruling DPP will likely nominate incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen. The only suspense remains who will be her running mate this time around. Former Premier William Chin-teh Lai remains a distinct possibility.
* As for the KMT, there is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the nomination mechanism and if the field of presidential aspirants can agree and willingly participate in it. There is no indication that an intra-party split is inevitable, but competing camps have already voiced concerns that could make party unity a lofty and unattainable goal. Without party unity, the KMT will be in an uphill battle, despite the convincing victory in last November's mayoral elections.
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