
In response to the China United Oils and Fats case, Jiang Wanan was accused of absent from food safety meetings and political misconduct. Lin Zhuoshui analyzed that his personal brand was ruined.
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The Zhonglian Oils and Fats food safety incident triggered political attacks and defenses. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan faced public pressure after it was revealed that he was absent from a food safety meeting.
The picture shows the Zhonglian Oil and Fat poisonous oil case. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan (pictured) continuously bombarded the central government and called on President Lai Qingde to convene a national security meeting. However, Taipei City Councilor Miao Boya, a Social Democratic Party, exposed that Chiang was the convener of the Taipei City Food Safety Conference but was absent from 73% of the meetings.
Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang stirred up ocean currents, triggering panic among blue camp supporters. Although many people who have been in contact with Shen Boyang have come forward to share under the alias, saying that Shen is as warm and kind as before, many people in the blue camp and flanking Internet forces still intercepted clips of him when he was excited after entering politics, criticizing his "warm image" as a major change in his personality. In this regard, former legislator Lin Zhuoshui pointed out that the person who changed his personality was actually Jiang Wanan, and he had issued a warning as early as July.
In July 2026, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan called on the local government and the public to launch a "food safety" action on the 25th of that month in response to food safety incidents such as Zhonglian's carcinogenic oil. However, many people have now analyzed that this is a turning point in the decline of political momentum.
Lin Zhuoshui wrote on July 21 that Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan and Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan have been enjoying very good popularity for a long time. It’s not because they are talented or savvy, nor because they are aggressive, but because they are “steady and solid.” This has shaped their personal brand among politicians all over the world who are known for being fierce and aggressive.
At that time, Lin Zhuoshui said that during the inexplicable food safety crisis, the two of them suddenly abandoned their existing characters and imitated the fierceness that they were not good at. Unfortunately, they could not draw a tiger or a wolf. Instead of their momentum and sharpness, they only saw his bluntness and recklessness. "Is the character about to be destroyed in one day? It's a pity." He also warned the Kuomintang that the two leading figures in the party would become impetuous and reckless in the future. This party's problem is no ordinary big one.

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