6 The media invites candidates for mayor of Beijing to join in a debate! Shen Boyang quickly agreed and Jiang Wanan’s bid to expand media participation

The Taipei mayoral election television debate arrangement 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 for Taipei mayor to participate in a joint media television debate. DPP candidate Shen Boyang immediately signed a consent form, stating that he expected each camp to negotiate the venue and related details as soon as possible. In this regard, Luo Zhiqiang, spokesman for Chiang Wanan's campaign office, said that Chiang Wanan's camp is happy to see the media organize a joint debate and agrees to participate, but hopes to further open it up to allow more media to co-host and expand media participation.

Luo Zhiqiang said that in response to the joint statement issued today by media such as Taiwan Television, China Television, FTV, Liberty Times and Mirror TV, Chiang Wanan’s camp is happy to see its outcome and is willing to participate in the debate between the two sides. He pointed out that the debate is an important opportunity for candidates to explain their political opinions to the public and be tested. If more media can join in hosting it and allow different media to participate in reporting, it can also expand the scope of the debate.

Luo Zhiqiang further named the media, including Zhongtian, Dongsen, One TV, Times, China Television, Public Television, as well as United Daily News, China Times, Central News Agency, ETtoday, Shangbao, Feng Media, New Head Shell and other media. If they are willing to jointly participate in the hosting, Jiang Wanan’s camp welcomes it. He said that the media currently proposed the arrangement of a joint debate, and Jiang Wanan’s camp supported it, but he also hoped that the organizers would consider opening up more media to join so that more media can participate in the event.

As for the negotiation of debate venues and dates, Jiang Wanan’s camp expressed different views on Shen Boyang’s team’s suggestion that the total number of debates should be confirmed first, and then the date of the first debate should be decided. Luo Zhiqiang pointed out that Chiang Wanan’s camp has always been open-minded about the number of debates and is willing to participate in debates jointly invited by multiple media outlets; however, in addition to discussing the total number of debates, the first date and related arrangements should still be advanced simultaneously to avoid affecting subsequent preparations.