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BackJiang Youqing's Douyin live broadcast about Jiang Wanan's life experience was blocked by the platform, hotly discussed on Taiwan and the Internet
Jiang Youqing's Douyin live broadcast about Jiang Wanan's life experience was blocked by the platform, hotly discussed on Taiwan and the Internet
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Jiang Youqing's Douyin live broadcast about Jiang Wanan's life experience was blocked by the platform, hotly discussed on Taiwan and the Internet

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  • Jiang Youqing was asked about Jiang Wanan's life experience during a live broadcast on Douyin.
  • After responding, the live broadcast was suddenly blocked by the platform, and the video went viral on Taiwan and the Internet, sparking heated discussions.
  • In his previous podcast interview, he questioned the legitimacy of Chiang Wanan’s blood lineage and claimed that the surname change was manipulated by the media.

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Why It Matters

Jiang Youqing once questioned the legitimacy of Jiang Wanan's life experience in a podcast program, saying that he did not test DNA with the fourth generation of the Chiang family, and that his surname change was manipulated by the media. He also said that when he read Chiang Ching-kuo's diary, he saw words such as "helping friends raise their son."

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Recently, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan has been involved in many controversies. Chiang Youqing, the fourth generation of the Chiang family, who once questioned and complained about Chiang Wanan's origin and blood lineage legitimacy, was asked about Chiang Wanan's topic on Douyin, and a video was immediately cut off from the live broadcast by the platform. It was shared on the Taiwan Internet and went viral, sparking heated discussions.

In an exclusive interview with the Podcast program in 2024, Jiang Youqing questioned Jiang Wanan's life experience. He bluntly stated that Jiang Wanan had never had a DNA test with them, the fourth generation members of the Chiang family, and the legitimacy of his "recognition of ancestors" lacked scientific evidence to support it. He even complained that Jiang Wanan, whose original surname was "Zhang", changed his surname through "media manipulation" and did not really gain blood recognition within the family. Jiang Youqing even revealed on the show that he had read the diary of his grandfather, Jiang Jingguo, and was surprised to see related words written in his handwriting, such as "helping a friend raise his son", which triggered outside associations. This interview process was uncovered in July this year and quickly sparked heated discussion.

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On the evening of Sunday (6th), another netizen forwarded a clip of Jiang Youqing's recent live broadcast on Douyin on Threads. You can see that a netizen in the chat room asked Jiang Youqing in English: "How's Chiang Wan-an doing "Lately? (How is Jiang Wanan lately?)" Since Douyin does not provide complete live broadcast playback and automatic saving functions, it is not clear what Jiang Youqing and netizens are talking about Jiang Wanan at the moment. This is what Jiang Youqing replied at the moment. : "I think he should be dissatisfied, but I don't know him well, so I can't say anything. He is my mayor...Mother Jiang told me that I can't mention him anymore. I just don't mention these things in the future. I am a filial and sunny boy..."

The next second, the screen suddenly froze, and then a "room blocked" notification popped up, and Jiang Youqing's live broadcast was abruptly cut off by the platform. The clip attracted nearly 10,000 likes in just 3 hours after it was exposed on Taiwan.com. "Because the real Chiang Kai-shek cannot enter politics, the communist bandits have to protect the fake Chiang Kai-shek." "It is forbidden in China to doubt Chiang Wanan's background. It may have been fabricated by the CCP. Of course, he does not want to be exposed." "The fourth generation of the Chiang family has been blocked in China's Douyin live broadcast. Is this a concept of professing tribulation?", "Doesn't this mean that China is really Zhang Xiao? The puppeteer behind the Yan family? In other words, Douyin only praises Jiang Wanan's freedom of speech, which is amazing." "It turns out that the descendants of the Jiang family dare not expose Jiang Wanan because of the instructions given by China." "The Chinese Communist Party can decide who is the reincarnated prodigy. It will not be surprising to list Zhang Wanan and his half-way ancestors as direct descendants of the Jiang family." "The Emperor Wan'an is escorted by the Chinese Communist Party."

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  • Relevant identity disputes will continue to ferment on social media, which may trigger more doubts.

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Open Questions

  • Has Jiang Wanan’s blood relationship been officially verified?
  • What is the specific basis for Douyin to block live streaming?
  • What is the specific content and background of "helping a friend raise his son" in Chiang Ching-kuo's diary?

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