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BackJiang Wanan praised it as "inspiring and enlightening"! People who read this interview with Luo Dayou on the Internet were dumbfounded: Is this quite true?
Jiang Wanan praised it as "inspiring and enlightening"! People who read this interview with Luo Dayou on the Internet were dumbfounded: Is this quite true?
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Jiang Wanan praised it as "inspiring and enlightening"! People who read this interview with Luo Dayou on the Internet were dumbfounded: Is this quite true?

The mayor of Beijing affirmed that Luo Dayou was "inspiring and enlightening", but his remarks about people from other provinces and childless women were criticized for not reviewing the entire interview.

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  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan affirmed that veteran musician Luo Dayou's speech criticizing Lai Qingde and Zhuo Rongtai for "working together" was "deafening and enlightening".
  • However, Luo Dayou's controversial remarks related to "people from other provinces are bullied" and "women without children do not think about the next generation." Chiang Wanan's support triggered a strong backlash.
  • He was criticized for blindly agreeing without examining the entire interview, which may severely damage the support of female voters.

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Why It Matters

Veteran musician Luo Dayou criticized the Lai Ching-tak government in an exclusive interview on the radio program "Flying Saucer Breakfast", describing Lai Ching-tak and Chief Executive Officer Toh Wing-tai as "complicit in adultery" and making controversial remarks such as "people from other provinces are bullied" and "null-born women do not think about the next generation." In an interview with the media, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan affirmed that Luo Dayou's speech was "inspiring and enlightening". He believed that it was a display of character by a cultural man and called on the ruling party to listen to public opinion.

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Veteran musician Luo Dayou recently criticized the ruling party in an exclusive interview on a radio program. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan praised his speech as "inspiring" and believed it was a display of character by a cultural man. He also called on the ruling party to listen to public opinion. However, due to Luo Dayou's controversial remarks in the interview, such as "people from other provinces are bullied" and "female politicians who have not given birth will not consider the next generation," Jiang Wanan's support immediately triggered a strong backlash. He was criticized for blindly echoing the interview without reviewing the entire interview, which may severely damage the support of female voters.

Luo Dayou accepted an exclusive interview on the "Flying Saucer Breakfast" program hosted by Tang Xianglong. He spoke freely about the current political situation and social culture. He not only bluntly criticized the decline in cultural standards and claimed that "people from other provinces have been bullied miserably." He also criticized the Lai Ching-te government. In addition to questioning the failure of Executive President Zhuo Rongtai to countersign, he also described Lai Ching-de and Zhuo Rongtai as "complicit." In addition, he also named former President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President Hsiao Meiqin, and former Supervisory Board Director Chen Ju because they did not have children and would not think too much about the next generation. He even shouted "Wake up Taiwanese people", which triggered a lot of discussion from the outside world.

In an interview with the media this morning, Jiang Wanan expressed his views on Luo Dayou's criticism of Lai Qingde and Zhuo Rongtai as "complicit". He not only affirmed Luo Dayou's lofty status in the Chinese music scene and long-term concern for social issues, but also gave a positive evaluation with the word "inspiring and enlightening", believing that this is a manifestation of the character of a cultural person. In addition to respecting his position, he once again emphasized that the ruling authorities should listen to the voices of the grassroots.

However, Jiang Wanan's statement quickly attracted criticism from a large number of netizens and the community. Many netizens questioned Jiang Wanan's hasty speech without fully understanding the content of the interview. They left angry comments: "It's so shocking. He's saying that you people are deaf." "Jiang Bao: The murder of Lin Zhai and his lack of children are very shocking." "You said this is a sign of "a cultured person showing his character"? People who are hard of hearing don’t even know that they can’t hear when they speak louder, and they complacently use the idiom “shaking the deafening”. “It seems like he doesn’t even know what Luo Dayou said yesterday, and he’s just giving random answers.” “His ideas are like that anyway, otherwise Why do you want your wife to be pregnant and have children at an advanced age?", "Just by saying not to have children, women's votes are deducted, and they dare to support it. Jiang Wanan is so fierce, and he is really stable." "So we will all turn "inspiring people" into "voting votes to join the Democratic Progressive Party."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Jiang Wanan will face more media inquiries and may need to clarify his stance on Luo Dayou's controversial remarks

    Likely · Within days

  • This controversy may affect Jiang Wanan’s support among female voters

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Did Jiang Wanan listen to the entire interview with Luo Dayou?
  • Will this controversy affect Jiang Wanan’s support among female voters?
  • Will the ruling party respond to Jiang Wanan’s call?

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