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China, no doubt, views Mr Lien as President Lee's man, and therefore, in its eyes, as a provocateur more than a conciliator.
ECONOMIST: Uncertainty in Taiwan
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If, closer to the election on March 18th, he convincingly overtook Mr Lien, President Lee might urge his followers to switch their support to Mr Chen, in a bid to frustrate Mr Soong, whom Mr Lee detests. (Got it?) Should such a strategy gave Mr Chen victory, he would face strains inside his own party.
ECONOMIST: Uncertainty in Taiwan
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Since taking over from Mr Lee, Mr Lien has in the past year led the party back to its roots, much to the bewilderment of commentators who believed that 12 years of Mr Lee had banished the idea of reunification to the fringe of Taiwan's politics.
ECONOMIST: Taiwan
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Even Lien's own senior aides began questioning Lee's intentions.
CNN: ASIANOW - Asiaweek | From Our Correspondent | Lee Teng-hui
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It would not be very happy with a victory for Mr Lee's vice-president, Lien Chan.
ECONOMIST: China’s hop, skip and jump on to Taiwan | The
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Though he may be thankful for the popular Lee's support in the campaign, Lien is mindful that, as president, he will not want to have his ex-boss breathing down his neck.
CNN: ASIANOW - Asiaweek | Intelligence | The Last Shall Be First in Taiwan
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Mr Lee will be stepping down, but the candidate who is likely to be picked to replace him, Lien Chan, the current vice-president, is not very popular.
ECONOMIST: Yet another confrontation is brewing in the Taiwan Strait