Democratic Progressive Party Changhua County magistrate candidate Chen Su-yueh is bringing a large-scale parent-child event to Lukang, her opponent's hometown — a warning sign for the Kuomintang, which has long held the advantage in northern Changhua.

• In her capacity as a legislator, Chen Su-yueh has invited the Paperwindmill Theatre to perform "Chicken City Story" in Lukang on the evening of September 4.
• That day happens to be the deadline for candidate registration, and it will be her first large-scale event after registering.
• Lukang is the hometown of incumbent magistrate Wang Huei-mei, who won the area by wide margins in the past two magistrate elections.
• Chen Su-yueh has long built up support in southern Changhua, and this time she is using parent-child events to compete for votes from younger demographics.
• Her team says the declining birth rate is a national security issue, and has taken the opportunity to roll out child welfare policies.

Outlook: The blue-green contest in Lukang will grow more intense, and attention now turns to how Kuomintang candidate Wei Ping-cheng and Wang Huei-mei respond.