Jiang Wanan and his eldest son Jiang Deli. (File photo)
First published 9-3 23:53
Update time 9-4 06:12
The eldest son of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, Chiang Deli, was selected as a publicly funded exchange student in Taipei City. The controversy continued to rage. It was also revealed that the Chiang family's eldest child can receive the Mayor's Award for participating in Scouting activities, sparking heated discussions. Some netizens asked critics to provide evidence that Jiang Wanan was "playing privileges" for his son. Li Zhenghao, a well-known political commentary program host, responded to requests and restored the timeline of how Jiang Wanan was suspected of adding the position of "Honorary President of the Taipei City Scout Association" for his son, and taking it concurrently, and helping his children to win the Mayor's Award step by step. He criticized, "This is not a privilege, what is a privilege?"
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Chiang Wanan’s eldest son received a precious quota from Taipei City’s selection of 25 students to be exchange students in the United States and Canada, raising questions about the failure to implement avoidance of benefits and the use of public resources. The outside world also discovered that Chiang Wan'an is also the honorary president of the Taipei City Scout Association, and Chiang Deli was awarded the second category "Mayor Award for Outstanding Performance" for "Scout performance". He was criticized as an exception and believed that the objectivity and persuasiveness of his indicators were insufficient. Someone who claimed to be a classmate of Chiang Deli reported on the Internet that the eldest son of the Chiang family did not even put up a tent when he took the Scout College Entrance Examination. He even called his father to drive supplies for support, and was suspected of cheating.
Li Zhenghao said during a live broadcast on Wednesday (2nd), "Someone asked Jiang Wanan where the evidence is for using his privileges to help children? The first step is on December 25, 2022. After Jiang Wanan recognized the mayor of Taipei, the following year In 2023, the Taipei City Scout Association will add the position of honorary president, which will be held by Jiang Wanan. In the second step, Jiang Wanan's son, Jiang Deli, took the Scout Advanced Examination. During the exam, he was hungry and cold. He almost couldn't hold on to the tent, but his father, Jiang Wan'an, aka the mayor of Taipei, aka the honorary president of the Taipei City Scout Association, went up to give supplies to Jiang Deli, so that Jiang Deli got the Scout College Entrance Examination qualification. In the third part, the middle school affiliated with the National Normal University revised the mayor's award method and added Scouting as one of the special talents. In the fourth part, if this is not a privilege, what is a privilege? "
In response to external doubts, the Taipei City Scout Association clarified on the evening of the 3rd that based on the warmth and safety considerations of all participating partners, the camp "unified informed all participants" that if there was a shortage of cold-proof clothing, parents could be asked to help deliver the necessary clothing. It was not providing exceptions or special arrangements for specific participants.
The well-known pro-blue fan "Politician Shuang" later posted a mockery, saying that the Taipei City Scout Association slapped "Green Camp National Division" Li Zhenghao and all the blue birds in a collective overturn. Li Zhenghao immediately forwarded it and replied: "Did Jiang Wanan go to put pressure on the scouts? But he missed something. The statement said that you can bring clothes, right? But what did Jiang Dabao say? Jiang Deli: When I went to Yangmingshan at that time, a cold wave happened, and I had to cook and set up tents by myself. Then it rained heavily on the first day. Our group of tents couldn't be set up, and they were full of water, which was painful." I called home at that time. After hearing this, my father drove my mother and two brothers to Yangmingshan and packed a big bag with some clothes and daily necessities for me. Why did the Scouts only say that they could send the necessary clothes? You must be more serious about the pressure next time."
