Negotiations for the Taipei mayoral televised debate began today. Chiang Wanan's campaign office said after the meeting that TVBS and Sanli TV proposed to hold the first debate on October 31. Chiang Wanan's camp agreed on the spot and immediately adjusted Chiang Wanan's scheduled schedule to accommodate. However, the team of DPP Taipei mayor candidate Shen Boyang was unable to confirm the date on the spot and still had to bring it back for discussion. Jiang Wanan criticized Shen Boyang's team for constantly asking for debates, but could not make a decision when they arrived at the negotiation site. This was like "using debates as a tool to call for battle, and then running away after negotiations." He called for the time for the first debate to be finalized as soon as possible.
The Jiang Wanan Bidding Office pointed out that the organizer hoped in advance that each party would send two representatives with decision-making power to attend. The Jiang Wanan Camp was attended by legislators, Bidding Organizing Spokesperson Luo Zhiqiang, and Bidding Organizing Director Ye Xiangyuan, who were able to respond on the spot regarding the date and related arrangements. The Shen Boyang team sent four representatives, but said that the date and many details still needed to be brought back for confirmation, and a decision could not be made on the spot.
Luo Zhiqiang said that October 31 was the date proposed by TVBS and Sanli TV after considering the preparatory schedule. Jiang Wanan originally had a scheduled schedule for that day, but the team still coordinated and adjusted immediately to show their attitude of cooperating with the debate. He said that if Shen Boyang is really unable to cooperate with October 31, he can also propose other dates. Jiang Wanan's camp is willing to try its best to adjust and negotiate with the organizer.
Luo Zhiqiang pointed out that Shen Boyang's team proposed to discuss it again in two days. Jiang Wanan's camp expressed on the spot that they were willing to cooperate whether it was confirmed in half an hour, two hours later, or even waiting until midnight, hoping to finalize the first game date on the day of negotiation. He believes that since both sides have expressed their willingness to debate, the time should be set as soon as possible to allow the organizers enough time to make follow-up preparations. It is regrettable that the first date is still pending.
He emphasized that we can continue to discuss how many subsequent debates will be held, but the confirmation of the date of the first debate should not be delayed. "No matter how many subsequent debates there are, the first one should be decided first."
Ye Xiangyuan said that finalizing the date of the first debate will not hinder negotiations on subsequent sessions. She pointed out that Shen Boyang had previously publicly stated that the debate had no strings attached, but now the team required confirmation of the total number of games before being willing to confirm the date of the first game, which was a discrepancy with the previous statement.
