Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan attended the "Shilin Folk Culture Season Launch Press Conference" today. When invited to be interviewed and jointly debated by five media outlets, he stated that the Taiwan TV arrangement has been signed and the subsequent time, location and format will be renegotiated.
The Taipei mayoral election debate schedule continues to attract attention. Six media outlets including Liberty Times, China Television, Taiwan TV, FTV, Mirror TV, and China Television jointly issued a statement today, inviting candidates to participate in a joint media debate. DPP candidate Shen Boyang immediately signed a consent form, stating that he expected all camps to negotiate the venue and other details as soon as possible. In contrast, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan still emphasized many times during an interview this afternoon that the debate should be held "according to convention."
Six media outlets pointed out that the Taipei mayoral election is related to the development direction of the capital in the next four years, and urban governance policies are also closely related to citizens' daily lives. Therefore, they jointly invited candidates to participate in a joint TV debate, hoping that through a rational, objective and equal arrangement, the candidates can fully exchange opinions on municipal issues.
After Shen Boyang received the consent form for the debate today, he immediately signed it in duplicate and showed it in front of the camera. He also admitted that he looked forward to representatives from each camp negotiating details such as the debate venue as soon as possible to set a good example for municipal debates.
When Chiang Wanan attended the "Shilin Folk Culture Season Launch Press Conference" today, he said that previous Taipei mayoral elections have relevant conventions. According to convention, a debate will be held, and there will be two public political meetings for candidates to exchange municipal opinions. He also mentioned that there will definitely be cross-examination in this debate, as was the case four years ago. The relevant arrangements should take into account the candidates' schedule and municipal promotion, and should not affect municipal work.
When reporters asked whether he was willing to sign a joint debate consent form from "Liberty Times" and other media, Jiang Wanan did not make a clear statement on the spot. He only responded: "Now that we have signed TVBS, both parties have a consensus. Based on our past coordination experience and practices, in fact, the next step is to negotiate the time, location, and details of the follow-up event. We will hurry up to make the progress of this and this debate move forward." He did not make it clear on the spot whether he signed the agreement.
As for the preparation direction for the debate, Chiang Wanan said that all municipal issues can be discussed, and the debate platform will be used to explain the policy achievements promoted by the city government, related achievements, as well as Taipei City's future planning blueprint and vision. The reporter then asked whether one more debate would affect the municipal promotion. Jiang Wanan said it would not, and finally emphasized that "it is just in accordance with practice."
