Lin Chuyin criticized Jiang Wanan for manipulating the issue of harm reduction with double standards

When Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan becomes a legislator in 2021, he proposes a proposal to support strengthening methadone replacement treatment and treatment resources. (Extracted from Facebook)

First published at 11:43

Update time 13:06

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently used a 2014 article by Shen Boyang, a Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Taipei City mayoral candidate, talking about drugs as a political offense and defense. This triggered criticism from netizens, but made the editor frantically delete the message. DPP Legislator Lin Chuyin said bluntly today that Jiang Wanan spread rumors to smear Shen Boyang, and then deleted messages without apology. This is Jiang Wanan's "Jiang Liu": he won't "tell" you, and he won't "stay" for you!

Lin Chuyin pointed out that it is outrageous to use professional drug prevention and control work. No wonder it arouses public outrage. Taipei City has already set up 37 health education consultation stations, 19 automatic needle service machines, and 32 recycling bins. From 2023 to the end of June 2026, Taipei City issued a total of 931,339 clean needles.

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She continued to point out that when Chiang Wanan was a legislator in 2021, he proposed a proposal to strengthen methadone alternative treatment and treatment resources, but now he uses harm reduction policies to attack his opponents for the sake of the election, which is a "Chiang-style double standard" that slaps himself in the face.

Lin Chuyin emphasized that Luo Yijun, director of the Department of Disease Control and Prevention, cited research: Harm reduction policies cost approximately 21 billion yuan from 2005 to 2020, reducing HIV-related medical expenditures by approximately 404.1 billion yuan. Professionals are saving people, but Jiang Wanan is manipulating people's fears to save votes!

"Providing clean needles is called encouraging drug use?" Lin Chuyin criticized. Taipei City itself is doing this, but Mayor Jiang cursed with his eyes closed, proving that Jiang Wanan does not understand municipal administration at all. The frontline workers are working hard to prevent and treat the epidemic, but they are still stigmatized and labeled by Mayor Jiang. It is really incompetent and pitiful at the grassroots level.

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