
Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently accepted an exclusive interview with People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang. Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wenzhe went to New Taipei City's Banqiao District for the auxiliary election today. When asked whether he was willing to share the stage with Chiang Wanan, he responded with quotes.
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Kuomintang Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently accepted an exclusive interview with People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang, which attracted attention in the political arena.
Former People's Party Chairman Ke Wenzhe appeared in Banqiao District, New Taipei City today (17th) to attend an education symposium held by the party's city council candidate Lin Ziyu, and was interviewed during the meeting.
KMT Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently accepted an exclusive interview with People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang. Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wenzhe went to New Taipei City's Banqiao District for the auxiliary election today (17th) and was asked if he would be willing to share the stage with Chiang Wanan? Ke Wenzhe said, "For your sake, you know I was still at home today, and I took out the Diamond Sutra and read it again." He said that all appearances are false. This time the Taipei mayoral election is too packaged, and it should return to a more normal election. The "ocean current" is just called the ocean current. "Do you think the ocean current will bring about the Holy Child phenomenon or the anti-Christ Child phenomenon?" No matter which one, "it's either a strong storm or a drought."
When asked if he was willing to stand on the same stage as Chiang Wanan, Ko Wenzhe turned into a "Buddhist expert" and quoted from scriptures, saying, "All appearances are false. If you see all appearances that are not appearances, you will see the Tathagata." The election was too packed later. In fact, those seeking re-election listed how many major projects were started and completed in the past four years, as well as how many major policies were launched and how many were completed. What outdated systems have been changed? Challengers want to put forward better opinions on these political achievements. In particular, Shen Boyang, the Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, has been a legislator for two years. In the past, he has proposed several bills, initiated many social movements, what is the annual turnover of Black Bear College, and how many militiamen have been trained. "Everyone has to show his performance."
"There should be no place to live and the heart should be born," Ke Wenzhe said in English, "You are what you do, you are not what you say." People judge politicians based on what they do, "I look like, people look like, all living beings look like, and life is like a person." For example, "Ocean Current" is not an ocean current, but its name is ocean current. Will "Ocean Current" bring about the Holy Child or the anti-Holy Child phenomenon? No matter which one it is, it is either a severe storm or a drought. What the people want is good weather, peace and security for the country and the people. Therefore, "all conditioned phenomena are like bubbles in a dream; like dew or lightning, we should view them as such."
Ko Wenzhe believes that elections should be about the rulers talking about their own achievements, and the challengers coming up with better ways to allow citizens to rationally analyze and vote. "I'm telling you, I should put on a Buddhist program." When asked by the on-site media if he wanted to meet Jiang Wanan, Ke Wenzhe said, "Of course." In fact, he is rarely in Taipei now. He is sent to assist in the central and southern elections, and he will go to Hsinchu tomorrow.

Chief Executive Officer Zhuo Rongtai attended a support event for Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, criticizing current mayor Chiang Wanan's political views of not mentioning the Taiwanese government 50 days before the election as speculation. He also questioned KMT Chairman Cheng Lai-wen's statement of "saving Wanan" and asked citizens why they should save the mayor.

Blue and white legislators of the Legislative Yuan jointly passed the amendment to the "Elderly Welfare Act" on the third reading to subsidize the health insurance premiums of the elderly over 65 years old, triggering generational injustice and backlash from the medical community. Shen Rongqin, an associate professor at York University in Canada, pointed out that members and supporters of the Popular Party poured into the comment area to object and criticized Ko Wenzhe, Huang Guochang and Chen Zhihan for disregarding generational justice and fiscal discipline.

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The Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of amending the Elderly Welfare Law to exempt health insurance premiums. People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang questioned whether DPP candidates had proposed the same political views. Lawyer Lin Zhiqun countered, saying that local chiefs have financial planning and are administrative powers, but the Legislative Yuan's amendment to the law is unconstitutional and has not explained the source of funding, causing a heavy burden on the national finance.

Chief Executive Officer Zhuo Rongtai attended a support event for Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang and praised Shen for his positive approach to elections, high emotional intelligence, technology and creativity. At the same time, Zhuo Rongtai criticized the current mayor Jiang Wanan whose political opinions in the past four years have centered on "Huida, the Arena, and Milk" and lacked vision.

Legislators from the Kuomintang and the People's Party jointly passed the amendment to the "Elderly Welfare Law" on the third reading, exempting those over 65 years old from paying health insurance premiums. Ke Wenzhe, the former chairman of the People's Party, said that he has always advocated the establishment of conditions for wealth exclusion and funding from the national social welfare budget, and emphasized that medical care and education should adhere to socialism and opposes universal cash.