Jiang Wanan said that the more debates you have, the better you win. Shen Boyang: Wouldn’t it be more beneficial if you have confidence in governance?
Quick Look
- Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party Shen Boyang responded to KMT candidate Chiang Wanan's remarks that the number of debates should not be too many.
- He pointed out that if you have confidence in governance, more debates should be more beneficial.
- He also emphasized that debates should include cross-examination to avoid becoming a forum where each person speaks his or her own political opinion.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Taipei mayoral election will be held this year. The Democratic Progressive Party nominates Shen Boyang to run, and the Kuomintang nominates the current mayor Chiang Wanan for re-election. The two parties have differences on debate arrangements. Shen Boyang advocates multiple debates to deepen the issues, while Jiang Wanan believes that there should not be too many debates.
Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang. (File photo)
"TVBS" and "Sanli" announced last night that they would co-host a televised debate for Taipei mayoral candidates and have extended invitations to KMT candidate Chiang Wanan and DPP candidate Shen Boyang. Jiang Wanan said yesterday that the focus of the debate is on holding it, not the more you shout, the better you win; if the house is half built, the master cannot be replaced. In response to this, Shen Boyang responded to an interview this morning that Chiang Kai-shek has the advantage of being in power and does not quite understand what he means. If he is confident in his governance, the more meetings he has, the more beneficial it will be for him and the better he can come up with the already completed municipal government to counterattack, right?
Shen Boyang said that he didn’t quite understand Jiang Wanan’s meaning, but as far as he understood, the purpose of the debate was to discuss political opinions. The more political opinions were discussed, the more likely the election would be won. Therefore, if there were more events today, the more opportunities the representatives would have to face the public, the better chance they would have of winning the election.
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Shen Boyang pointed out that there are too many issues that can be discussed in Taipei. It would be a pity if there was only one discussion. Each topic could only be discussed for a few seconds, which would not be in-depth at all. Moreover, Chiang Wanan said, "Half the time has passed, the master cannot be replaced." If he is confident in his governance, and Chiang is the current mayor, the more conferences he has, the more beneficial he will be, and the more he can come up with the municipal government that has already been done to counterattack, isn't that right?
Shen Boyang emphasized that no matter which TV station hosts the debate, the key lies in the format, that is, whether there is cross-examination and how many minutes each person speaks. As for what is the bottom line for today's negotiation? Shen said that there is no bottom line and he hopes to have as many debates as possible. What he fears most is that there will be no cross-examination or "fake cross-examination" and he does not want to see the debate degenerate into a political forum where everyone talks about their own opinions.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
There will be more than one Taipei mayoral election debate and include a cross-examination session
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How many debates will eventually be scheduled?
- Which TV stations will host the debate?
- When will the specific time and format of the debate be determined?
