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In March 2024, a food poisoning case occurred at Baolin Teahouse, resulting in death and multiple hospitalizations. The Beijing Municipal Government was questioned for not taking preventive measures such as sealing in time after receiving the notification.
The Taipei mayoral election televised debate kicked off today (31st). Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang questioned current Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan on municipal controversies related to food safety, specifically mentioning the "Paulin Teahouse Case" that occurred in March 2024. Chiang Wanan claimed that his city government "makes it impossible for Paulin to escape." His speech was exposed and sparked public outrage because Baolin Teahouse was fined and has not yet paid a dime, and the owner was successfully put out of business. Lawyer Li Yizhen criticized this, "He must have swallowed 10 million needles."
Li Yizhen posted an article on the Facebook page "Female Lawyer Li Yizhen" and pointed out that what is exaggerated is that the Taipei City Government received a notification from the New Taipei City Government at noon on March 24, 2020, of two suspected food poisoning cases, and one of the cases was in shock and hospitalized. However, the Taipei City Government inspector As late as the evening of that day, police officers went to Baolin Teahouse for on-site inspection, and no preventive measures were taken to remove, retain, or seal the suspected problematic ingredients and meals in the restaurant. As a result, 8 people still ate at the restaurant on the same day, causing food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
Li Yizhen said, if this place is ridiculous, it is not wonderful. What is the most wonderful thing? As you know, the Baolin Tea Room Company was successfully out of business later on, and no matter whether it was fines from the city government or compensation to the victims, they were able to evade responsibility. Departurement successful. Six people died. "How slow is it that the Taipei City Government didn't make false arrests at the first time?"
Li Yizhen questioned, "Can you ask Jiang Wanan to explain? Are you asking for private donations or is the city government taking out the money? Otherwise, how can Jiang Wanan have the confidence to say that he handled it well in today's debate? Even if the video is cut short, you can't force it to be like this. It's human life. The standard for handling things well is to look like this. Taipei City, you told me to create a future? I can just leave it to you, Jiang Wanan."

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During the Taipei mayoral election debate, Shen Boyang questioned Jiang Wanan's inconsistent standards in handling food safety cases and mentioned the Baolin Tea House case. Jiang Wanan claimed that the city government "makes it impossible for Baolin to escape", but was refuted by public opinion. The business owner has ceased operations and fines have not been paid, leaving the victims' families with no way to seek compensation.

People's Party founding chairman Ko Wenzhe expressed his views on the televised debate between Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang and Chiang Wanan. Ke Wenzhe said that Jiang Wanan should take advantage of his current position and explain his political achievements calmly, and emphasized that municipal work is like a doctor saving people, and that responsibility should be the priority and there is no need to pay too much attention to thanks.