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BackJiang Wanan’s criticism of Shen Boyang’s stance on drug policy triggered over 300,000 angry comments from netizens
Jiang Wanan’s criticism of Shen Boyang’s stance on drug policy triggered over 300,000 angry comments from netizens
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Jiang Wanan’s criticism of Shen Boyang’s stance on drug policy triggered over 300,000 angry comments from netizens

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  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan criticized Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's past claims on drug addicts on Facebook, and was questioned for deliberately misleading and distorting current prevention and control policies.
  • Netizens dug up the methadone substitution treatment proposal proposed by Jiang Wanan when he was a legislator in 2021, saying that his position was inconsistent.
  • The number of messages exceeded 100,000 in two hours, and exceeded 290,000 at 6 a.m.

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Why It Matters

Shen Boyang published an article on drugs in 2014, but was recently cited by Blue Camp to question his stance. When Jiang Wanan was a legislator in 2021, he proposed the proposal of "methadol substitution therapy for heroin addiction treatment" and advocated treating drug addiction as a medical and treatment issue.

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2026/10/04 07:53

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan posted a post on Facebook on the evening of the 3rd, criticizing Shen Boyang's past claims against drug users. He was questioned as deliberately misleading and distorting the current prevention and control policies, attracting a large number of netizens to leave messages. (Photo taken from Jiang Wanan’s Facebook)

[Entertainment Channel/Comprehensive Report] An article written by DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang in 2014 about drugs was recently uncovered by Blue Camp, questioning his position. Shen Boyang said yesterday (3rd) that he was willing to debate the issue with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, and called on not to create panic and bully Taipei people.

Some netizens dug up Jiang Wanan's 2021 legislator's proposal for "methadol replacement therapy for the treatment of heroin addiction" and questioned whether he knew drug addiction was a medical and treatment issue at the time, but now he has changed his mind. After Jiang Wanan posted a post on Facebook last night, a large number of netizens poured in to question him. The number exceeded 100,000 in 2 hours. As of 6 a.m. on the 4th, the number has exceeded 290,000, and they cannot be deleted.

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Television celebrity and senior media personality Wang Ruide also posted on Facebook early in the morning, saying that Jiang Wanan really wanted to thank Shen Boyang, "Reaching 300,000 messages in one night is a goal that he could not achieve in his entire life!"

Jiang Wanan posted a Facebook post last night emphasizing that "there is no room for ambiguity in the fight against drugs, and prohibiting drugs from entering the campus community is a red line that must be adhered to." A large number of netizens flooded in with angry comments. Many people directly posted Jiang Wanan's 2021 proposal, questioned his position repeatedly, and asked Jiang Wanan to debate with Shen Boyang; however, many netizens said that the message was deleted, and they were angry again. In just 2 hours after the article was posted, the number of Facebook comments exceeded 100,000.

Related news: Jiang Wanan’s drug policy has “double standards” and Facebook has been flooded with hundreds of thousands of comments that cannot be deleted.

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What to Watch

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  • Jiang Wanan and Shen Boyang will hold a public debate on drug policy

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Will Jiang Wanan accept Shen Boyang's invitation to debate?
  • Will Facebook limit or close the comment function of this post due to the large number of comments?
  • Will this issue have a substantial impact on the Taipei mayoral election?

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