Playing baseball again? Jiang Wanan’s Facebook post mentioning the “Big Arena” generated a commotion with over 2,000 comments in 3 hours
Quick Look
- Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced in a Facebook post that the Arena would be completed and opened within a year after he took office, and that it would host the 2027 Big 12 Baseball Tournament and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament.
- The post was immediately criticized by netizens, and supporters fired back.
- The two groups in the comment area choked each other, with more than 2,000 messages in three hours.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Taipei Arena was completed and opened on the basis of the previous mayor. It will be used as the venue for the preliminaries and semi-finals of the 2027 World Baseball Tournament and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament.
Facebook was bombarded again! Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan posted on Facebook today that "The Dome is the glorious home ground of the citizens!" He said that he had pushed for the completion and opening of the arena "on the basis of his predecessor." It will now become the venue for the preliminaries and semi-finals of the 2027 World Top 12 Baseball Tournament and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament. However, it was immediately flooded with comments, and his supporters were not to be outdone and responded. The message area became a quarrel, with more than 2,000 messages in three hours.
Jiang Wanan posted on Facebook today that the Taipei Arena is filled with the expectations of countless fans. The Taipei Arena is not only the expectation of citizens, but also a commitment that must be fulfilled. Therefore, after taking office, he inherited Mayor Ke's foundation and pushed for its completion and opening within one year.
He said that the Taipei Arena has now hosted more than 270 performances and events. The preliminaries and semi-finals of the 2027 World Top 12 Baseball Tournament, as well as the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament, will all be held in the Arena, allowing the world to see Taiwan's baseball enthusiasm and city strength. Finally, he shouted: "The Taipei Arena has become a glorious home stadium that Taipei citizens are proud of. This is what we have achieved step by step!"
However, as soon as the post came out, netizens laughed: "The leaky eggs that were applied by the predecessors were harvested like this by the later generations. Did you drink the fresh milk until you fainted?", "Thank you for your hard work. Your contribution is to raise rats for the big dome", "Will watching the game make fresh milk?", "We all know the Huida Fresh Milk Big Dome", "2g of fragrant pine".
Not to be outdone, Jiang Wanan's supporters left messages: "The mayor was re-elected with a high vote," "Wan'an received 5 thumbs up," "Taipei Encore, 5 thumbs up." They even replied to netizens who choked with comments: "Bluebird collapses," "None of your business," and "Mind yourself." The message area was a mess, with more than 2,000 messages in just over 3 hours after the post was posted, and currently there are nearly 3,000 messages.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Jiang Wanan or his team may issue follow-up explanations or responses to the dispute in the message area.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- The specific time when the Dome will be completed and opened
- The specific sources and facts of the accusations of "rat raising" and "fresh milk" mentioned in netizens' comments
- Is there any follow-up response to Jiang Wanan’s post?
