Jiang Wanan and Shen Boyang disagree in debate! Shen Ying claimed that he would be able to argue on 24/01, while Jiang Ying criticized that he did not respect professionalism.

Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Taipei mayor Shen Boyang (left) and Kuomintang candidate for Taipei mayor Jiang Wanan (right). (Synthesized by this newspaper)

First published 10-12 23:16

Update time 10-13 06:31

In response to Shen Boyang's campaign office saying on the evening of the 12th that the debate could be held on the 24th, Jiang Wanan's campaign office objected. The organizers TVBS and Sanli TV had made it clear during the negotiation that the TV debate would take at least 15 days to prepare, and October 31 was the earliest feasible date. Shen's proposal to add a 24th date after the camp meeting "completely disrespects the organizer's professional arrangements." Shen Ying counter-accused that Jiang Ying did not directly respond to the debate session during the negotiation. After the meeting, his statement was different from Jiang Wanan himself, questioning who was delaying.

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Jiang Wanan Bidding Spokesperson Yang Peixuan said that the four representatives sent by Shen Ying were at the negotiation site. Although they could not decide the date on the spot, they should still have a clear understanding of the organizer's preparation schedule. "As soon as I walked out of the conference room, I embarrassed the organizer and just talked about it to the outside world." She emphasized that Jiang Ying had made the debate a priority, cooperated with the mayor's schedule adjustment, and was happy to see other media co-organize it. She called on Shen Ying to respect the organizer's arrangements and confirm the date as soon as possible.

However, Zhou Xuan, the convener of the Shen Boyang Bidding Media Promotion Center, said that Shen Ying wanted to confirm the total number of sessions in order to plan the themes and topics of different sessions. The team prefers to hold four in-depth discussions and believes that the sooner the debate is held, the better. "October 24 next week will be fine, there is no need to wait until October 31." Zhou Xuan also pointed out that six media outlets, including the Liberty Times, had jointly invited the second debate, and Shen Ying was not unwilling to negotiate.

Shen Boyang also responded to netizens' questions on the social platform, emphasizing that he can debate at any time and that the date is not a problem. "We just need to confirm how many debates there are and how to allocate the topics. It doesn't matter if we don't allocate them. Really, we can do it now!" Zhou Xuan questioned that Jiang Ying did not respond directly to the number of venues during the negotiation. After the meeting, he said that two debates were acceptable. However, Jiang Wanan said in an interview that "according to convention, there is only one," leaving Shen Ying unable to understand the other party's position.

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