Zhang Shanzheng supports Zhao Shaokang: Can’t different voices be accommodated?
Quick Look
- KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wanan said he had given Zhao Shaokang a boost and called for rationality within the party.
- Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng supported Zhao Shaokang, questioning the unwiseness of demanding expulsion from the party for visiting candidates from different political parties, and emphasized that the media should have the confidence to accommodate different voices.
- Chen Yixin, chairman of the Party Central Committee's Cultural Communication Committee, called for focusing on the overall situation and preventing internal disputes from affecting the election campaign.
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Why It Matters
Zhao Shaokang's two exclusive interviews with Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, caused dissatisfaction among some people within the Kuomintang. Some Central Committee members even signed a petition calling for expulsion from the party.
Veteran media man Zhao Shaokang's two exclusive interviews with Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party caused dissatisfaction among some people within the Kuomintang. Some Central Committee members even signed a petition calling for expulsion from the party. Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng posted a post on Facebook last night to support Zhao Shaokang, saying that the move was "very unwise." He questioned whether media people's invitation to candidates from different political parties for exclusive interviews would constitute grounds for expulsion from the party. "Have we lost the confidence in our own ideas to accommodate different voices?"
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan said in an interview that he had immediately cheered Zhao up and hoped that everyone would be rational and calm.
Chen Yixin: Comrade Hope that the overall situation is the most important thing
Zhang Shanzheng said that the Zhao Shaokang he knew was an upright and outspoken media person who always cared about the future of the country. Faced with calls within the party to expel Zhao from the party, he believed it was really unnecessary. He understood that in the face of the recent political situation, some supporters would inevitably be anxious, but truly powerful unity comes from mutual trust.
Zhang Shanzheng even used himself as an example, pointing out that Zhao Shaokang only interviewed his election opponent a few days ago and will also interview him next week. This is normal in a democratic society. The media should not be questioned about their political stance just because they interview candidates from different political parties.
Zhang Shanzheng also shouted to the party that he has confidence in his own ideas and his partners. There is no need to doubt each other just because of a visit. The political party should have the maturity and confidence to tolerate different opinions. "We need more friends, rather than pushing those who originally walked side by side further away."
Chen Yixin, chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee, said that the Party Central Committee would never like to see disputes among comrades within the party, let alone disrupt the position at a critical moment in the election campaign. The Party Central Committee has sent people to communicate privately, hoping that relevant comrades will put the overall situation first and resolve differences rationally. He emphasized that there can be different opinions within the party, but in the current election campaign, the common goal is to unite and win the election. Internal disputes must not be allowed to obscure the focus of the election and disappoint supporters.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The KMT Central Committee will continue to resolve differences within the party through private communication and avoid public disciplinary sanctions.
Likely · Within weeks
Zhao Shaokang will continue to conduct cross-party interviews, including visiting Zhang Shanzheng next week.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Will there be formal disciplinary action against the Central Committee member who called for Zhao Shaokang to be expelled from the party?
- Will this incident affect the willingness of media personnel within the KMT to participate in cross-party visits?
- What are the specific contents and results of the private communication between the Party Central Committee and the Party Central Committee?
