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Chiang Wanan is the current mayor of Taipei, a member of the Kuomintang. Zhao Shaokang is a well-known media person who once ran for mayor of Taipei. The program "Shaokang War Room" is a TVBS political commentary program that often invites political figures for interviews.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan accepted an exclusive interview on the TVBS "Shaokang War Room" program on the 19th. (Excerpted from TVBS "Shaokang War Room")
First published 10-19 23:39
Update time 10-20 06:19
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan accepted an exclusive interview with "Shaokang War Room" yesterday evening (19th). Host Zhao Shaokang asked him face to face if he would run for president in 2028? Jiang Wanan only said that he supported the strongest candidate of the Kuomintang and would do a good job as mayor, triggering a debate between netizens. Some people criticized his municipal expertise and conversation performance, and even described Zhao Shaokang as "looking like he is about to cry." Others thought Jiang Wanan's answer was clever and did not say anything, which was thought-provoking. The relevant clips sparked discussions on the Internet.
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Jiang Wanan: We must be a good mayor
Zhao Shaokang asked Jiang Wanan on the show: "How do you think of her (referring to Lu Xiuyan) as the chairman? Will it be a sibling combination in the future, or will Jiang Wanan not elect the president in 2028?" Jiang Wanan said that he would do his best to do his job as mayor, and said, "I will support the strongest candidate in 2028 and do a good job in Taipei."
Zhao Shaokang then asked: "Will you be the candidate? There seems to be no conflict between the election and doing a good job in Taipei City in the next two years." Jiang Wanan has not made it clear whether he will run for the 2028 presidential election. He only responded: "I must do a good job as mayor."
After the relevant interview clips were circulated on the Internet, some netizens captured the screen and commented, "Zhao Shaokang looks like he is about to cry." Popular comments mentioned that Zhao Shaokang also ran for mayor of Taipei in the past. It was "the age of gods fighting." Mayoral candidates should have sufficient municipal preparations, and speculated on Zhao Shaokang's views on Chiang Wanan by saying, "He was not elected, but this empty bomb in front of me was elected."
Another netizen described the conversation between the two as "having a pleasant discussion with a professor in college about a certain proposition, and then after leaving the university, the taxi driver felt almost the same as you discussing the same proposition." This was used to comment on the gap in the conversation between the two parties.
However, some people interpreted Jiang Wanan's response from the perspective of political layout. They believed that Jiang Wanan only expressed support for the strongest candidate of the Kuomintang in 2028, but did not rule out the possibility of himself being a candidate. They also pointed out that if Jiang Wanan intends to make it clear that he will not run for the election, he should deny it directly. However, he did not say it to death, and described this response as "very fine" with "You taste it! You taste it carefully!"
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Jiang Wanan will continue to emphasize doing a good job as mayor in the next few months and avoid directly talking about running for president in 2028.
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