The Taipei mayoral race is shifting, with Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Po-yang attempting to reach beyond the green camp's base and putting real pressure on incumbent Kuomintang Mayor Chiang Wan-an.

• Shen gave an interview to Broadcasting Corporation of China host Wang Wei-chung, stepping directly into a circle of blue-camp listeners in a move seen as a plus for his campaign strategy.
• He has deliberately played down his image as a national security scholar, shifting instead to softer livelihood issues such as public safety, arts and culture, and the urban landscape, in response to the "combative green" label the blue camp has crafted for him.
• He has described the Kuma Academy's civil defence work as preparation not only for war but also for disasters, using this to shed the stigma of "cognitive warfare."
• His platform emphasises low-cost, quick-return small projects, such as exercise stations and a LINE-based public opinion platform called "Mayor, You Listen to Me," contrasting with Chiang Wan-an's response of asking residents to call the 1999 hotline.
• Deep-blue voters are hard to move, so the outcome hinges on whether centrist and light-blue voters shift.

Outlook: The gap between the two is narrowing. Shen will roll out further policy proposals over the next two months, and a "golden cross" in the polls is considered not impossible.