Shen Boyang and Jiang Wanan’s TV debate will appear on 10/31. Wu Siyao reveals “good news and bad news”

The time for the Taipei mayoral election televised debate has been announced. It will be held from 12 noon to 2 pm on October 31. The format will be cross-examination and media questions. The venue will be at the TVBS Building. Wu Siyao, campaign director of DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, said that Shen Boyang's camp proposed three feasible dates and also made concessions in the process to schedule this day's debate. Unfortunately, it was still unable to obtain a commitment from Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's camp to hold other TV debates in the future.

Wu Siyao and Jiang Wanan's bid spokesperson Luo Zhiqiang went to TVBS for a second negotiation this afternoon. Earlier, Wu Siyao was interviewed and said that there was good news and bad news in today's negotiations. The good news is that the first debate has finally been finalized, which will be held from 12 noon to 2 pm on October 31. The content of the debate will include cross-examination.

Wu Siyao said that the two sides had some disputes over time. Shen Boyang's camp proposed the most options, including October 24, 31, and November 7, a total of three days. It gave the most flexibility and made the most concessions. There is no need to talk about the process because the candidates have their own arrangements and respect Jiang Wanan's schedule. In any case, Shen Boyang can debate at any time and cooperate with the other party's time decision.

However, Wu Siyao also pointed out the bad news. She said that Jiang Wanan had previously said that the first debate would be decided first, and then the follow-up could be discussed. Unfortunately, today she expressed the hope to discuss the follow-up debate. Unfortunately, she could not get a specific answer from Jiang Wanan’s camp on whether to agree to invitations from other media alliances.

She said that it was not only regrettable for Shen's team, but also affected the public's right to know. The team hoped to exchange opinions and municipal issues through the debate, but unfortunately it was unable to specify the future venue. Since eight other media formed an alliance, she hoped that Jiang Wanan should also accept it. After all, other media also have equal hosting rights. But no matter what, Shen Boyang is definitely fully prepared to give his best performance.

Wu Siyao said that she has stepped down as the party secretary-general for more than a year, and today's negotiation seems to have regained that status. However, this is how a democratic society discusses and exchanges opinions with each other. She would like to emphasize again that the two sides spend more time discussing the time point. The Shen camp put forward the most options and gave the most space, hoping to have a debate as soon as possible. Now that the time has been decided, it will go all out. She hopes that in more sessions in the future, Jiang Wanan can keep his word and present a high-level debate with political opinions as the content to the public.

Regarding the final time point, Wu Siyao said that she proposed the noon time slot. The Shen camp hoped to balance the morning schedule with the afternoon Pride Parade and hold the debate in a high-quality manner. Originally, 1:30 to 3:30 pm was also an option to catch up with the Pride Parade that ended at 6 pm. After discussion, the two sides decided to choose 12 noon, and they could go on their schedule after each other. She said that Shen Boyang participated in the gay parade every year and hoped to stand with his gay friends.