Ke Zhien secretly criticized Lai Ruilong, and President Lai Jing clarified that his master's thesis had passed the review

Kuomintang Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ke Zhien said at a public political meeting today (14th) that his opponent Lai Ruilong "went to the mainland is a very pleasant experience." It seemed that he was implicitly insinuating that Lai Ruilong's master's thesis was suspected of plagiarism? In response, President Lai Ruilong responded that Lai Ruilong's master's thesis has passed the degree review and relevant doubts should provide specific evidence.

Xie Hanbing, a well-known pro-blue mouthpiece, announced on Facebook, "Both Lai Ruilong and Tong Ziwei's papers may be suspected of plagiarism, and the plagiarists were actually Mao Zedong." He will make it clear in a live broadcast at 10 a.m. next Monday.

At a public political meeting this afternoon, Ko Chi-en secretly criticized Lai Ruilong for "going to the mainland is a very pleasant experience." He accused Lai Ruilong of holding high the fight against China and safeguarding Taiwan. He said that the county magistrate (Taitung County Magistrate Rao Qingling) who participated in the "Straits Forum" via video conference was a united front, but he himself had participated in the Straits Forum. He asked Lai, "You have participated in the Straits Forum, have you been united?" Questioning Lai Ruilong is a double standard.

In response to this, President Lai Ruilong responded that Lai Ruilong's master's thesis has passed the degree review, and relevant doubts should provide specific evidence. Piecing together accusations based on one-sided content will only confuse the public and will not contribute to rational discussions.

President Lai Ruilong emphasized that he has never opposed cross-strait exchanges. His consistent principles are "reciprocity, dignity, equality and reciprocity." He does not accept the political preconditions and threats and coercion set by China. His past academic visit experience is consistent with today's position of upholding Taiwan's sovereignty, democracy and freedom.