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BackKuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen attended the inauguration meeting of Wei Pingzheng’s campaign headquarters. Wang Huimei’s absence attracted attention
Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen attended the inauguration meeting of Wei Pingzheng’s campaign headquarters. Wang Huimei’s absence attracted attention
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Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen attended the inauguration meeting of Wei Pingzheng’s campaign headquarters. Wang Huimei’s absence attracted attention

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  • Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen attended the inauguration meeting of Changhua County Mayor Wei Pingzheng's campaign headquarters.
  • Wang Huimei did not attend as expected.
  • Zheng Liwen refused to comment on whether to invite Wang Huimei.

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Why It Matters

The KMT Changhua County Magistrate nomination controversy has raged for more than four months. Current County Magistrate Wang Huimei expressed opposition to the Party Central Committee’s nomination of lawyer Wei Pingzheng to run for election. She held a press conference on the 4th of this month to publicly criticize the nomination process, and pointed out that Wei Pingzheng may have been the Party Central Committee’s preferred candidate from the beginning.

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KMT Chairman Zheng Liwen attended the inauguration meeting of Changhua County Mayor Wei Pingzheng's campaign headquarters and made a grand entrance together. (Photo by reporter Liu Xiaoxin)

The KMT Changhua County Magistrate nomination controversy has raged for more than four months. Changhua County Magistrate Wang Huimei, known as the "Undefeated Queen" and "Iron Lady" of the blue camp, "teared down" KMT Chairman Zheng Zheng on the 4th of this month in response to the Party Central Committee's nomination of lawyer Wei Pingzheng to run for Changhua County Magistrate. Li Wen triggered a bigger storm. Wei Pingzheng held the campaign headquarters inauguration meeting today (6th). Wang Huimei did not attend as expected. The media asked whether Wang Huimei was invited and whether a position was reserved for Wang Huimei. Zheng Liwen refused to respond. She made her "grand entrance" surrounded by Wei Pingzheng, Changhua Party Committee Chairman Xiao Jingtian and others. She looked very excited and graceful. She walked for nearly 20 minutes in just over 100 meters.

In response to the controversy over the Kuomintang's nomination for Changhua County Magistrate, Wang Huimei held a press conference on the 4th of this month. She burst into tears when she talked about her excitement. She emphasized that she had made suggestions and concerns to the Party Central Committee many times, but they were not fully taken seriously. "Don't put this account (of losing the election) on my head." On December 31 last year, when she was talking about the election with KMT Chairman Zheng Liwen and Secretary-General Li Qianlong, the other party took the initiative to mention Wei Pingzheng and asked if he was suitable to run? Wang Huimei said that she was not familiar with Wei Pingzheng and only suggested that the Party Central Committee make a careful evaluation. However, she later recalled that Wei Pingzheng might have been the Party Central Committee's preferred candidate from the beginning.

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In addition, Cheng Lai Man once publicly said that she and Wang Huimei were good sisters and were in constant contact. However, Wang Huimei said that she called Cheng Lai Man on May 12 this year. Cheng Lai Man said that she was busy with official business and would call back later. Wang Huimei waited for 2 or 3 hours. During this period, she called Cheng Lai Man several times. Cheng Lai Man did not answer or call back. Since that day, the two parties have not contacted each other. If this statement is true, it is equivalent to debunking Cheng Lai Man's statement.

Regarding the nomination turmoil and Wang Huimei's revelation of the nomination insider on the 4th, when Wei Pingzheng held the inauguration meeting of the campaign headquarters in Changhua City this morning, Zheng Liwen refused to be interviewed and responded to reporters. However, the organizer arranged for Zheng Liwen to make a "big entrance" with flying flags, loud gongs and drums, and a lion dance troupe to help out, as well as police escorts, Wei Pingzheng Surrounded by crowds such as Xiao Jingtian, Cheng Laiwen began to enter the venue at 10:20. They walked for nearly 20 minutes for more than a hundred meters and arrived in front of the podium at 10:20. Along the way, Cheng Laiwen kept waving. When shaking hands with the people, she was so excited that she jumped and waved her arms up and down, which looked quite beautiful and exciting.

KMT Chairman Zheng Liwen attended the opening ceremony of Changhua County Mayor Wei Pingzheng's campaign headquarters and shook hands with fellow villagers. (Photo by reporter Liu Xiaoxin)

The founding meeting of Wei Pingzheng's campaign headquarters was attended by nearly ten thousand people. (Photo by reporter Liu Xiaoxin)

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Wang Huimei will continue to publicly criticize Wei Pingzheng’s nomination process

    Likely · Within weeks

  • The relationship between Zheng Liwen and Wang Huimei will not be repaired in the short term

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • Did Zheng Liwen really invite Wang Huimei to attend the founding meeting of Wei Pingzheng's campaign headquarters?
  • Is the relationship between Wang Huimei and Zheng Liwen really completely interrupted since May 12?
  • Can Wei Pingzheng gain enough support within the KMT to win the election?

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