Jiang Wanan’s claim that “Paulin couldn’t run away” caused controversy. Miao Boya: Adding salt to the family’s wounds

Taipei City Councilor Miao Boya. (File photo)

In 2024, a food safety incident at the Baolin Tea House in Taipei City resulted in six deaths, and was corrected by the Supervisory Yuan for failing to proactively and quickly handle the inspection. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently said in a TV debate, "Let Baolin not be able to escape, and let his family receive compensation," which caused controversy. Taipei City Councilor Miao Boya said that the city government's lack of public power should be deeply reviewed, but it has become a political achievement in Jiang Wanan's mouth. For the victims, relatives and friends, it is simply adding salt to the wound.

Miao Boya said that the Baolin Tea House massacre was the most painful lesson for Taipei City. Six people died in an underground shopping mall restaurant in a department store, and many people were seriously ill and were admitted to the intensive care unit. Afterwards, the city government's administrative efficiency was poor. It claimed to impose a heavy fine of 3 million, but the administrative implementation was slow and gave the football industry time to get out of business. In fact, it did not receive a dime.

Miao Boya bluntly said that the compensation that Jiang Wanan showed off was borne by the department store and the insurance company, leaving the lazy and sloppy Baolin business owners to bear the burden.

Miao Boya also said that the city government's public power is not good enough. It should have been deeply self-examined and improved, but in Jiang Wanan's mouth, it has become a rhetorical achievement, which is just adding salt to the wound for the victims, relatives and friends. He also pointed out that Jiang Wanan's lack of empathy and self-feeling were the root cause of his predicament.