When people think of the Taiwan Strait, they may think of it as a hot spot of regional tension. But it’s also home to a beautiful archipelago that contains most of the country’s outlying islands. Today, Andrew Ryan is in Penghu for the latest in our series: “Where is the County Chief Taking Us?”

[Taiwan’s Mayors and County Chiefs]
Taiwan is home to 13 county chiefs, six mayors of special municipalities (New Taipei, Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung), and three mayors of provincial cities. These elected officials serve a maximum four-year term, and can be re-elected for one additional term. The first episodes of the series aired prior to the local elections of 2022.