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BackZhao Shaokang said, "Fire me out if I'm fired." He wanted to stand for Qiu Chenyuan. The Kuomintang responded.
Zhao Shaokang said, "Fire me out if I'm fired." He wanted to stand for Qiu Chenyuan. The Kuomintang responded.
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Zhao Shaokang said, "Fire me out if I'm fired." He wanted to stand for Qiu Chenyuan. The Kuomintang responded.

Zhao Shaokang believes that Jiang Wanan should participate in the rally, but he has more concerns; the Hsinchu County Party Headquarters responded that Blue and White cooperation is fundamentally different from standing for the DPP

Zhao ShaokangJiang WananKe Wenzhe

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  • Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wenzhe invited Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan to join the People's Party Zhubei mayor candidate Qiu Chenyuan's campaign.
  • Former China Broadcasting Chairman Zhao Shaokang said that he would attend and did not care about being expelled, and believed that Chiang Wanan should go.
  • The Kuomintang and the Hsinchu County Party Headquarters responded that there are no party discipline issues at this stage, emphasizing that blue-white cooperation is the focus of the 2026 local elections.

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Why It Matters

Ke Wenzhe recently invited Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan to participate in the People's Party Zhubei mayor candidate Qiu Chenyuan's campaign. Whether the two are on the same stage has attracted much attention. Zhao Shaokang said he would attend the rally and did not care whether he was punished by party discipline.

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Former China Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Zhao Shaokang and Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen. (File photo, taken by reporter Chen Yikuan)

Former People's Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe recently invited Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan from a distance to help build momentum for the People's Party's Zhubei mayor candidate Qiu Chenyuan today (8th). Whether the two are on the same stage has attracted much attention. Former China Broadcasting Chairman Zhao Shaokang said that he would attend the rally and would not care whether he was punished by party discipline. "If you are fired, you will be fired." He also believed that Jiang Wanan should go, but he had more worries. In response, the Kuomintang stated that there are no party discipline issues at this stage.

KMT party officials said that in accordance with relevant party regulations, party discipline cases are initiated by local party headquarters. At present, the Hsinchu County Party Headquarters has explained to the outside world that there are no party discipline issues at this stage.

The Hsinchu County Party Headquarters responded yesterday to the incident of former party chairman Chen Jianxian standing up for Qiu Chenyuan. The Hsinchu County Party Headquarters stated that Blue and White are brothers, not enemies. Blue and White cooperation is the main theme of the 2026 local elections and is the key to uniting forces and jointly facing the DPP. The Kuomintang is happy to see political parties with similar ideals support each other and work together. This is fundamentally different from the disciplinary violations committed by party members by publicly supporting DPP candidates and harming comrades nominated by the Kuomintang, and cannot be compared.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Jiang Wanan may not attend Qiu Chenyuan’s campaign

    Possible · Within days

Open Questions

  • Will Jiang Wanan finally attend Qiu Chenyuan’s campaign?
  • Hsinchu County Party Headquarters’ specific handling of the incident involving Chen Jianxian and Qiu Chenyuan on the platform
  • The specific operating model of Blue and White cooperation in the 2026 local elections

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