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BackCai Kangyong appeared at Shen Boyang's campaign meeting and was attacked by Little Pink. Luo Yonghao supported and refused to take down the interview
Cai Kangyong appeared at Shen Boyang's campaign meeting and was attacked by Little Pink. Luo Yonghao supported and refused to take down the interview
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Cai Kangyong appeared at Shen Boyang's campaign meeting and was attacked by Little Pink. Luo Yonghao supported and refused to take down the interview

Well-known host Tsai Kang-yong attended the inauguration meeting of Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters, causing dissatisfaction among Chinese netizens, while Internet celebrity Luo Yonghao insisted on supporting the event.

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  • Well-known host Tsai Kang-yong appeared at the inaugural meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters, causing dissatisfaction among the Chinese community.
  • Many platforms and media in China have cut off from him, but Internet celebrity Luo Yonghao insists that Tsai Kangyong is his idol and refuses to remove the previous video interviewing Tsai Kangyong.

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Tsai Kang-yong appeared at the inauguration meeting of Democratic Progressive Party’s Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang’s campaign headquarters, triggering a strong backlash from Chinese netizens.

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In April this year, Chinese Internet celebrity Luo Yonghao (left) interviewed Tsai Kangyong and called Tsai his idol. (Reproduced from YouTube)

[Reporter Feng Yining/Report from Taipei] Well-known host Tsai Kang-yong appeared at the inauguration meeting of Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters yesterday, and waved a cheering stick in the rock area. This move stepped on the pain points of many Chinese little pinks, and they all collapsed. Many social platforms and media in China have begun to cut ties with Tsai Kangyong. Only Luo Yonghao, an Internet celebrity and entrepreneur who once performed in "True Story", insists that Tsai Kangyong is his idol and is unwilling to remove the video of the interview with Tsai Kangyong.

Tsai Kang-yong yesterday appeared at the inaugural meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters. (File photo, taken by reporter Cong Changjin)

Tsai Kang-yong said that he went to the inauguration meeting of Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters to listen to the opinions of all parties. He also agreed to the invitation of the KMT's Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wanan. However, the little pinks still insisted that he was a "staunch Taiwanese independence activist." Internet celebrity Luo Yonghao, who was once an English tutor, has shared the stage with Cai Kangyong many times in variety shows before. He also calls Cai Kangyong "my idol and the person recognized as the best talker in the entire Chinese hosting industry." Luo Yonghao, who has repeatedly talked about anti-counterfeiting and has a strong personal style, has not removed the three-hour video of his interview with Cai Kangyong in April this year, which caused little pink to question.

Luo Yonghao has a strong personal style. (Reproduced from X)

Luo Yonghao worked as a tutor in his early days. He became popular on the Internet with his unique and humorous style, and was even compiled into "Lao Luo's Quotes". Later, he founded the highly influential "Niubo.com" and devoted himself to the technology industry to create Smartisan Technology. After launching a number of mobile phones, Smartisan's capital chain broke, causing Luo Yonghao to owe huge debts. He simply went to Douyin to live stream the goods and performed "True Return" and announced to pay off 824 million yuan (approximately NT$3.9 billion) in debt.

In addition to the above-mentioned experiences, Luo Yonghao is also called the "first generation rights activist" by Chinese netizens. In 2011, he questioned whether the door of a Siemens refrigerator could not be closed tightly and would bounce back automatically, causing frost and power consumption. He teamed up with musician Zuo Xiaozusu and others to smash the Siemens refrigerator with a hammer on the spot. In addition, he also publicly questioned the Fang Zhouzi Fund, which advertises as "anti-counterfeiting", for its alleged economic shady and tax evasion. These videos are impressive and are still circulating on the Internet.

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  • Will Luo Yonghao face further pressure from Chinese officials?

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