Free Lecture》Jiang Wanan’s Temperature Difference

Two days before the debate, Jiang Wanan canceled his public schedule due to illness. The outside world was originally worried about his voice and physical strength, and was not optimistic that he could defeat Shen Boyang in the debate. As a result, after he stood on stage, he spoke fluently, attacked fiercely, and was well prepared for municipal figures and policy details. Many internet celebrities and scholars even believe that Jiang Wanan's performance is better than Shen Boyang's.

Two days before the debate, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan canceled his public schedule due to illness. The outside world was originally worried about his voice and physical strength. As a result, after he stood on stage, he spoke fluently and attacked fiercely. (File photo) TVBS conducted a poll immediately after the debate. Among the respondents who watched or listened to the debate, 47% believed that Shen Boyang performed better, and 40% chose Jiang Wanan. If they vote tomorrow, Jiang Wanan will still lead Shen Boyang with 46% and 42%, but the gap between the two has narrowed from eight percentage points in early October to four. Jiang Wanan's gorgeous performance did not lead to victory in the polls.

Shen Boyang first cared about Jiang Wanan's health at the beginning. After Jiang Wanan took over the speech, he immediately launched into Wolf Warrior style criticism. He showed strength, but he also wanted to conclude by saying that he "speaks calmly" and is true. If the two images are to coexist, they must be supported by sincerity in answering questions.

The Baolin Teahouse Case is the most stringent test question. Shen Boyang asked Jiang Wanan with "courage". If he could go back to the past, how would Jiang Wanan use this courage to deal with the "Baolin Teahouse Food Poisoning Case". Jiang Wanan talked about the city government's collection of evidence, holding consecutive press conferences, and subsequent assistance in seeking compensation. He seemed not to understand the original question. When Jiang Wanan confidently said "so that Baolin can't run away," that confidence made the absent answer even more harsh.

In the closing debate, Shen Boyang compared Jiang Wanan's political performance figures to thermometer readings: There is a temperature in the numbers, which does not mean that citizens feel the same warmth.

In the closing debate, Shen Boyang compared Jiang Wanan's political performance figures to thermometer readings: There is a temperature in the numbers, which does not mean that citizens feel the same warmth. The picture shows Shen Boyang showing off his daughter’s hair tie. (File photo) With the number of new cases increasing, have those who have been waiting long enough to get home? The city government lists food safety measures. Will the mistakes that victims and their families care about most be recognized? These problems cannot be solved with loud tones and skilled materials alone.

Jiang Wanan can speak loudly and forcefully about every political achievement on the debate stage, but he cannot use his voice to drown out the questions that have not yet been answered. The current mayor is qualified to talk about achievements, but not qualified to overlook mistakes. When he described a food safety incident that resulted in the death of six people and had been corrected by the city government as his contribution to "making Paulin unable to run away", what the audience heard was not courage but distance; what the audience felt was not warmth but a temperature difference.

The Po Lam Teahouse food poisoning case resulted in 6 deaths. (File photo) (The author is a Kaohsiung citizen)