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BackJiang Wanan doesn't abandon his own family and supports Qiu Chenyuan? Zhou Xuan: The Kuomintang party discipline leaves only loneliness
Jiang Wanan doesn't abandon his own family and supports Qiu Chenyuan? Zhou Xuan: The Kuomintang party discipline leaves only loneliness
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Jiang Wanan doesn't abandon his own family and supports Qiu Chenyuan? Zhou Xuan: The Kuomintang party discipline leaves only loneliness

Jiang WananQiu ChenyuanZhao Shaokang

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  • People's Party Zhubei mayor candidate Qiu Chenyuan held a rally, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan pre-recorded a video platform, and former Executive President Zhao Shaokang directly supported him and emphasized that he did not care about being expelled from the party.
  • Zhang Yaping, chairman of the Kuomintang Disciplinary Examination Committee, said that if you do not intend to assume the obligations of a party member, you should know where to go and what to do.
  • Political worker Zhou Xuan criticized the KMT for abandoning party discipline in order to save the election and fully supporting the KMT candidates, which aroused doubts among netizens inside and outside the party.

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Why It Matters

People's Party candidate Qiu Chenyuan for mayor of Zhubei, Hsinchu County, held a rally. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan pre-recorded a video platform, and former Executive President Zhao Shaokang directly supported the campaign and stressed that he did not care about being expelled from the party. Zhang Yaping, chairman of the Kuomintang Disciplinary Examination Committee, said that if you no longer intend to assume the obligations of a party member, you should know where to go. Political worker Zhou Xuan criticized the KMT's internal insistence on party discipline as "being lonely" and questioned the KMT's abandonment of its original posture to fully support KMT candidates in order to save the election.

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People's Party candidate Qiu Chenyuan for mayor of Zhubei, Hsinchu County, held a rally yesterday (8th). Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan has pre-recorded a video to support Qiu Chenyuan. Zhao Shaokang, the founder of "Battle Blue", even directly supported the campaign, emphasizing that he does not care about being expelled from the party. Zhang Yaping, chairman of the Kuomintang Disciplinary Examination Committee, said that if you no longer intend to assume the obligations of a party member, you should know where to go. Political worker Zhou Xuan said about the incident: "Those in the Kuomintang who still adhere to the Kuomintang party discipline can only say that they are lonely."

Zhou Xuan mentioned that Jiang Wanan recorded a self-recorded video to cheer Qiu Chenyuan, the Kuomintang candidate for mayor of Zhubei, but the Kuomintang had a nominee in Zhubei. That person was named Wu Xuzhi. However, in order to save its own election, the Kuomintang suddenly abandoned its original arrogant posture and fully supported the Kuomintang. Although the gesture was ugly, it was understandable.

Zhou Xuan said that at Chiang Wanan’s “Safety Parade” on November 14, the People’s Party Secretary-General Zhou Yuxiu led six Taipei City Council candidates from the People’s Party to attend. As for those within the Kuomintang who still adhere to the Kuomintang party discipline, they can only say that they are lonely.

Wang Bisheng, deputy director of the Ministry of Defense and Welfare, left a message under Zhou Xuan's post: "The sun is scorching red, and everyone cares about their lives." Many netizens also questioned the KMT's stance: "In order to save the incompetent Jiang Bao, the KMT is trampling on its own chickens.", "Can I now shout, 'Supporting Jiang Wanan means supporting Ke Wenzhe'?" The votes of the candidates in the House of Representatives are really strange!”, “It’s not easy to make it look so ugly in order to win the capital...”, “Just like Brother Fries, he betrays his comrades for the sake of votes. He is corrupt and disgusting.”, “Party discipline? In the last election, Brother Daren suddenly abandoned the Hsinchu City Party Group in favor of Gao Hongan. Is anyone punished?”, “It’s just profit-seeking, no party character, and no morality!”

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The Kuomintang Disciplinary Committee will conduct disciplinary sanctions or investigate Zhao Shaokang and Jiang Wanan for their cross-party platform behavior.

    Likely · Within weeks

  • Controversy within the Kuomintang over cross-party platform behavior will continue to ferment, possibly triggering more party members to openly question it.

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • What is the result of the punishment of Zhao Shaokang and Jiang Wanan at the Kuomintang's Discipline Inspection Commission?
  • What is the stance and reaction of Wu Xuzhi, the candidate for Zhubei mayor of the Kuomintang on this matter?
  • What are the specific arrangements and impact of the People's Party's participation in Jiang Wanan's "Safety Parade" on November 14?

Related Topics

Jiang Wanan
PeopleQiu ChenyuanZhao ShaokangZhang Yaping
Organizationspopular partyKuomintangKuomintang Examination and Disciplinary CommitteeTaipei City Government
PlacesZhubei City, Hsinchu CountyTaipei City
TopicsQiu ChenyuanZhao ShaokangKuomintangpopular partyMayor of ZhubeiZhang Yaping
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