
AI-generated summary
Chiang Wanan will be elected mayor of Taipei in 2022 and concurrently serves as director of the Taipei Drug Harm Prevention Center. Its governance is often questioned for focusing on image over practice, especially its lack of professional participation in public health and food safety issues.
◎ Wang Hao
When Kuomintang member Zhong Peijun asked "Who is the director of the North City Drug Harm Prevention Center?" Jiang Wanan looked confused on the stage and answered questions incorrectly. He didn't even know that he was also the director. It was later revealed that he had been absent from most drug control meetings since taking office.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan doesn’t even know that he is also the director of the Taipei City Drug Harm Prevention Center. (Taken from the post)
Councilor Miu Boyah revealed that he was absent from 11 of the 15 food safety meetings.
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This exposed Jiang Wanan's extremely absurd "fragmented governance": when faced with substantive issues related to citizens' health and education, such as drugs and food safety, he completely abandoned his professionalism and power and responsibilities, missed meetings and was confused about the division of labor. However, whenever political offense and defense were involved, he could immediately transform into a "food safety general", rallying the masses, frantically exaggerating anxiety, and using major issues related to citizens' health as props for political hype.
Education and health are the cornerstones of municipal administration and should never be the battlefield for political wrangling. If the mayor does not even understand his concurrent duties, frequently misses important meetings, and is left only hyping up panic in front of the spotlight, one cannot help but wonder: Is Jiang Wanan being the mayor, or is he just a political actor?
Netizens recently unearthed Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's confused reaction when he was asked in 2023 by fellow legislator Chung Pei-jun, "Who is the current director of the Taipei City Drug Hazard Prevention Center?" (Extracted from Facebook)
(The author is a current affairs commentator)
This article is reprinted from Wang Hao’s Facebook with permission
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Jiang Wanan will publicly explain the reasons for his absence from the poison prevention and food safety meeting in the coming weeks.
Possible · Within weeks

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