Han Guoyu calls "smeared" Zhong Jiabin: Inciting populism, 2028 presidential dream is about to begin

Legislative President Han Kuo-yu delivered an unscripted speech at the National Day Convention yesterday, criticizing President Lai Ching-te and Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai, which triggered criticism. However, when Han attended the Overseas Chinese Day celebration meeting, he felt aggrieved and declared: "I haven't been smeared for many years, and I started being smeared again last night." Democratic Progressive Party legislator Zhong Jiabin said that there is only one truth. It is not that people started attacking Han Kuo-yu after many years, but that Han Kuo-yu's presidential dream is starting to get underway again as the 2028 general election approaches.

Zhong Jiabin pointed out that anyone who has long observed Han Kuo-yu knows that when Han Kuo-yu intends to compete for a big position, his remarks will start to become passionate and become a clarion call to incite populism. This can be verified from the "Korean Wave" running for the mayor of Kaohsiung in 2018 and the competition for the presidential position in 2020.

Zhong Jiabin continued that for this reason, Hanguo-yu shouted "fake democracy, real dictatorship" to all citizens at home and abroad; in front of more than 140 foreign guests, he said that "some Taiwanese want to become the 51st state of the United States, the 5th largest island of Japan, and the 31st province of China"; a year later, he once again mentioned the general recall, even distorting the meaning of the citizens' movement; such provocative remarks are completely full of political calculations, just to pave the way for his dream of becoming the president in 2028.

"It must be emphasized again that the organizer of yesterday's National Day Conference is not the Legislative Yuan!" Zhong Jiabin said that the celebration committee is composed of all walks of life across the country, including the official and private sectors. It is an occasion for all citizens, not a personal political stage for Han Kuo-yu. As chairman, Han should represent the whole people, not one house and one party. He should not spread false public opinion and slander dissent in a pluralistic society for his own selfish interests and political ambitions.

Zhong Jiabin believes that all citizens have the right to criticize any remarks that are unqualified and inappropriate to appear at the National Day Assembly. However, Han Kuo-yu's "smear campaign" only continues to provoke political conflicts and confrontations, prompting the "Han Family Army" to gather again. All kinds of political calculations are self-evident.