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The 2026 Taipei mayoral election has attracted much attention. Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang frequently accepts exclusive interviews with the media, while Kuomintang candidate Chiang Wanan rarely appears, claiming that the municipal government is too busy to accept interviews.
Huang Guochang announced that he will live on the same stage with Jiang Wanan on Thursday. (File photo)
The 2026 Taipei mayoral election has attracted much attention. Compared with the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party Shen Boyang who frequently participates in exclusive interviews on the program, Jiang Wanan has only accepted interviews from former legislator Guo Zhengliang and media personality Tang Xianglong recently. Jiang Wanan claimed that he has a busy municipal schedule and does not have time to accept exclusive interviews. However, People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang announced on social media today (12th) that Jiang Wanan will accept an exclusive interview with him this Thursday, calling the meeting a "straight-ball showdown."
Huang Guochang posted on Facebook: "I am very happy to invite Mayor Jiang Wanan to my show. I won't say too many kind words. On that day, it will be a straight showdown, and there will be no silence! At 8pm on Thursday, October 15th, lock in my Youtube channel and we will see you online!"
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Although Huang Guochang advertised a "straight-ball showdown", many netizens still complained: "If you memorize the speech well, everything will be fine! There will never be a cold show! Because I have memorized it well~", "Young master, who knows if there is a good trick~", "The mayor of New Taipei City doesn't dare to choose someone, you tell me that you want a straight-ball showdown?", "Turn off the lights!", "Speedboy 1.0 visits Speedboy 2.0, laugh to death.", "Very stable! Big Arena, Huida."
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The live interview between Huang Guochang and Jiang Wanan will attract a large number of online viewers and may become the focus of the election campaign
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