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BackShen Boyang: No matter who is elected mayor of Taipei, it will be a victory for China
Shen Boyang: No matter who is elected mayor of Taipei, it will be a victory for China
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Shen Boyang: No matter who is elected mayor of Taipei, it will be a victory for China

The stalemate between the Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang and the current KMT mayor Chiang Wanan has drawn attention to Taiwan's democracy and cross-strait exchanges.

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  • The mayoral election in Taipei, Taiwan is fiercely contested, with Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang and Kuomintang's current mayor Chiang Wanan running neck and neck in support.
  • Shen Boyang emphasized that the election reflects Taiwan's democracy and is open to future cross-strait exchanges, while focusing on people's livelihood issues to win the support of voters.

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Why It Matters

Taiwan will hold a nine-in-one election on November 28, with the Taipei mayoral election being the focus. Shen Boyang was placed on Beijing's sanctions list, while Chiang Wanan is the current mayor of Taipei.

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(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) Taiwan will hold a "nine-in-one" election on November 28, with the Taipei mayoral election attracting particular attention.

Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang’s election has been heating up recently. This politician, who was included in Beijing's sanctions list and accused of being a "Taiwan independence die-hard", set off an "ocean current" and posed a strong challenge to the current mayor of Taipei, Chiang Wanan of the Kuomintang. Some polls show that Shen Boyang's support is on par with Jiang Wanan, and even overtaken him at one point.

In a recent interview with Reuters, Shen Boyang said that no matter who wins the Taipei mayoral election, it will be a victory for Taiwan's democracy in the face of pressure from China.

He told Reuters that China was dissatisfied that Taiwanese people were able to freely choose their leaders. "To me, even if Chiang Wanan is elected, it is a slap in the face to China. Because it proves that democracy works in Taiwan and that we are not subject to Chinese interference."

Chiang Wanan's campaign team also said in a statement that the election was "a concrete demonstration of the democratic system" and emphasized that "no external forces should exert political pressure on Taiwan's democratic elections."

Who are the two protagonists in the battle for mayor of Taipei: Jiang Wanan and Shen Boyang?

When talking about whether the "Twin Cities Forum" will be renewed if he is elected mayor of Taipei, Shen Boyang said that as long as there are no political preconditions or "harassment", he is willing to continue the Twin Cities Forum. He also believes that if he is elected mayor, China may also be thinking about how to deal with this exchange mechanism.

He said: "Because they still need some form of communication between Taipei and Shanghai. They need this mechanism. So my assumption is that China still has this need, they still need communication, and they still want to talk to you."

Shen Boyang said that his campaign did not deliberately focus on China issues because he was running for mayor rather than president. The main reason for attracting voters' support is still the livelihood issues he promotes.

"You have to talk to people who have not supported you in the past, or who have very different views than I do on China," he said.

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