Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, accepted an exclusive interview with former China Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Zhao Shaokang today (7th). Zhao Shaokang asked what did Shen Boyang bear when he dismissed "32 to 0" last year? He also questioned whether Shen's division between ourselves and the enemy might tear society apart. Shen Boyang emphasized that the general recall was a citizens' movement triggered by the chaos in the Congress at that time. He was only a supporter and not a initiator. He also said that recall and election are democratic rights granted by the constitution. They are not tearing apart. Different ideas are left to the voters to choose. He has always insisted on speaking political opinions and fighting positive elections to avoid tearing society apart with negative labels.
Zhao Shaokang asked, Shen once said that Taiwan would be destroyed by removal, and the result was "32 to 0". At that time, Shen said that politicians must bear the consequences. Shen was one of the initiators. What did he bear? Shen said that the general recall was a citizens' movement. He was not the initiator, but he was in favor of it because there was too much chaos in the Congress at that time. He believed that the passage of many bills violated the boundaries of national security. At this time, some citizens jumped out to change the ecology of the Legislative Yuan, and he also supported it.
Zhao Shaokang said that if only one or two were selected for removal at that time, there might be a better chance of success. Shen Boyang said that what Brother Zhao said made sense, but at that time, when the election and recall law was revised, the threshold for recall was raised, and many local groups were worried that if they did not recall him this time, there would be no chance next time, so there was no way to convince these groups.
Zhao Shaokang asked, it is too late for Taiwan to unite internally, but the outside world thinks that Shen Boyang is tearing society apart by deposing him and describing the Communist Party, the Kuomintang, the People's Party and the New Party as "four enemies in one"? Shen Boyang said that recall is a right granted by the Constitution and is not considered a break. Just like the current election, he and his opponents have many different ideas, but this does not mean that they are tearing apart society. Instead, both parties should recognize the democratic system and want to protect the country, but they have very different opinions and hope that voters will make a choice.
He said that if he translated what Chiang Wanan once said in the Legislative Yuan, "To detoxify from drugs, go directly to prison, the effect is ineffective, the key is education." and then turned it into a headline, "Chiang Wanan supports putting drug addicts into the community," then it would be a completely negative campaign, and it would become a label, which might tear people apart. But he did not intend to do this. This is wrong.
Shen Boyang pointed out that Zhao Shaokang once said that "elections should be happy." He expressed his political opinions and some people agreed with them, so he was very happy. After being elected, he was able to put them into practice. He fought the election with such a mood, so he hoped that there would be as little labeling and negative campaigning as possible, which would tear apart the society and possibly lead to system changes. However, if he only talked about his political opinions, the discussion could continue.
Zhao Shaokang also said frankly that Shen Boyang is now very popular, but the DPP almost failed to attract people in Taipei City at the beginning. What was Shen's mentality at the beginning? Shen Boyang said with a smile that his mentality has not changed at all from the beginning to now. He wanted to win the election from the beginning, and he also told the team that he hoped to keep talking about his political opinions and move forward in the election.
