When Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te stepped onstage and vowed to defend the self-ruled island from China's ever-constant threat, 24-year-old Jacky breathed a sigh of relief as thousands around him erupted in thunderous cheers.
Since the publication of polling data was banned by law 10 days before Saturday's election, "the two opponent camps seemed to pick up their momentum," he told AFP.
