Former KMT senior party official: Zheng Liwen’s visit to the United States to discuss China issues may become a point-deducting item in the election campaign

KMT Chairman Cheng Lai-man has concluded her two-week visit to the United States. Cheng Lai-wen previously pointed out that as the election campaign gradually enters a heated period, the Party Central Committee will be more actively involved in local auxiliary elections.

In this regard, a former senior member of the KMT party affairs said that judging from the results, it would have been better for Cheng Liwen not to visit the United States. This is not to say that there were no results. There were indeed some results from the interaction with the senators and representatives. However, there was no counterattack in the areas that were attacked, which became "a waste of time." In the process, he talked a lot about China issues. "When he arrived in the United States, he still talked a lot about Xi Jinping." "No wonder the 2026 election poster has put up a sign that everyone is distancing themselves from you."

A former senior party official said bluntly that the 2022 local elections have proven that the DPP's anti-China card is ineffective. For the KMT in 2026, the most rational way to play is to avoid the anti-China and Taiwan card. Don't talk about China and Xi Jinping with the DPP. Returning to local governance is the rational choice. How could they say "Xi Jinping's palms are like clouds"? How can everyone continue to elect like this?

He pointed out that most of the KMT generals are moderates who talk about local construction, regional governance, and urban development's achievements and vision, and do not want to talk about the China card again. But everyone knows that the KMT Central Committee will definitely play the China, Taiwan independence, and cross-strait card "to the end." This makes people very worried about the overall election, because it cannot increase the support of the vote.

He analyzed that the Kuomintang will win a big victory in 2022, mainly because the center and light blue voters come out to vote and support the power of governance rather than these ideologies. However, it seems that whether they will be willing to vote in 2026 is a big question mark, which every election candidate is prepared to prepare for. Most star-level candidates hope to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, especially if they share the billboard with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan, Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng, Legislative Yuan Hanguo-yu and others, it will be a bonus.

He said that as for the local elected officials who chose to hang the billboard with Cheng Laiwen, it may have become the biggest deduction in the election because Cheng Laiwen kept mentioning Xi Jinping and China, and the number of votes may even be lower than in the past. From Zheng Xihui's visit to the United States, they have been going high and low. Now they are riding a tiger and can't get off. They can only ride on the roller coaster and continue to rush forward, with unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes.