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BackXie Guoliang was silent for 6 seconds during the debate! Wu Jingyi is bitter: I am afraid that I will turn over the blue sky with my own hands
Xie Guoliang was silent for 6 seconds during the debate! Wu Jingyi is bitter: I am afraid that I will turn over the blue sky with my own hands
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Xie Guoliang was silent for 6 seconds during the debate! Wu Jingyi is bitter: I am afraid that I will turn over the blue sky with my own hands

Media personality Wu Jingyi criticized Xie Guoliang’s quotations frequently, and the election results were only 0.5 percentage points away from Tong Ziwei.

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  • During the live online debate on the Keelung mayoral election, the current mayor of the Kuomintang, Xie Guoliang, remained silent for 5 to 6 seconds during the cross-examination phase, sparking discussion from the outside world.
  • Media personality Wu Jingyi criticized Xie Guoliang for frequently making bizarre quotes and failing to respond to municipal issues.
  • The latest poll shows that Xie Guoliang 36.1% and Tong Ziwei 35.6%, only 0.5 percentage points difference, the election situation is almost 50%.

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Why It Matters

The Keelung mayoral election live online debate started yesterday, with Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tong Ziwei facing off against current Kuomintang mayor Xie Guoliang, who is seeking re-election. During the cross-examination phase, Xie Guoliang was silent for a time and "frozen for 5 to 6 seconds." In a Facebook post, Wu Jingyi listed some of Tse Kwok-liang's bizarre quotes from the past, including "bats lay eggs", "I definitely don't take drugs", "These are not two sausages, these are two MRT trains", etc.

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The Keelung mayoral election live online debate began yesterday. Keelung mayoral candidate Tong Ziwei of the Democratic Progressive Party and Xie Guoliang, the current mayor of the Kuomintang who is seeking re-election, faced off. However, during the cross-examination stage, Xie Guoliang remained silent for 5 to 6 seconds, triggering discussion from the outside world. In this regard, media person Wu Jingyi said that Xie Guoliang may show his power again and turn the blue sky over with his own hands at any time!

Wu Jingyi said in a Facebook PO post that search popularity for Hsieh Guoliang reached the top among all candidates in Taiwan after the debate! Is a six-second silence for asking a question more eye-catching than political opinions? From "bats lay eggs" to "I definitely don't take drugs", Keelung's offline mayor has added another surprising quote! Xie Guoliang is really a political wizard with his own "meme physique"! After the debate, the search popularity reached the top in Taiwan, not because of policies, but because of the numerous disaster scenes. The cross-examination was "frozen for 6 seconds". When Tong Ziwei was reminded with a question mark on his face, he hurriedly yelled "Sorry, I haven't read it yet", turning the serious debate into a short variety show.

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Wu Jingyi pointed out that as the mayor, she made illogical and out-of-control speeches, including referring to major rail construction as "These are not two sausages, these are two MRTs." In the closing argument, she also raided "Wei Zaowen adding an uncle is a forged document" and blamed the name of his opponent for the public security fire. Homophony, from the biological miracle of "bat laying eggs" in 2024, the East Coast shopping mall controversy and the sudden declaration that "I am definitely not taking drugs", to the self-proclaimed "happy adult" and "himself as a human being", Xie Guoliang's political language has always filled the outside world with question marks! How out of line does this mayor have to be? Are voters still willing to continue voting?

Wu Jingyi bluntly said that in the latest poll, Xie Guoliang 36.1% and Tong Ziwei 35.6%, only 0.5 percentage points difference, the Keelung election situation is almost 50%! Tong Ziwei used cross-party organizational warfare combined with ocean air combat, but Xie Guoliang used surprising quotes but failed to answer the municipal issues that citizens are most concerned about! Xie Guoliang may show off his power again and turn the blue sky upside down at any time with his own hands!

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Xie Guoliang will issue an explanation or apology for the silence incident in the debate

    Likely · Within days

  • The results of the Keelung mayoral election will be very close and it is difficult to predict the final winner.

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What was the specific reason for Xie Guoliang's silence during the debate?
  • Will Xie Guoliang issue a formal statement on his performance in the debate?
  • What will be the final result of the Keelung mayoral election?

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