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BackKe Wenzhe invites Jiang Wanan to the Zhubei platform. Zhao Shaokang and Zhu Lilun both agree: Anyone who can expand support can go
Ke Wenzhe invites Jiang Wanan to the Zhubei platform. Zhao Shaokang and Zhu Lilun both agree: Anyone who can expand support can go
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Ke Wenzhe invites Jiang Wanan to the Zhubei platform. Zhao Shaokang and Zhu Lilun both agree: Anyone who can expand support can go

Quick Look

  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan sought the support of the People’s Party and hoped to meet with Ko Wenzhe.
  • Ko Wenzhe invited him to the Zhubei stage on the 8th to help the People’s Party mayoral candidate Qiu Chenyuan.
  • Zhao Shaokang and Zhu Lilun believed that the KMT was in a tight election situation and should expand support without setting restrictions.

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Why It Matters

The mayoral election in Taipei is tight. The current mayor, Chiang Wanan, is seeking the support of the People's Party and hopes to meet with the party's founding chairman and former mayor, Ko Wenzhe. Ko Wenzhe invited Chiang Wanzhe to support the People's Party's mayoral candidate Qiu Chenyuan in Zhubei on the 8th. Jiang Wanan was asked on the evening of the 6th whether he would attend but did not make a clear statement. Former China Broadcasting Chairman Zhao Shaokang and former Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun both believed that the Kuomintang's electoral situation was tight and they could go as long as they could expand their support.

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The mayoral election in Taipei is tight. The current mayor, Chiang Wanan, is seeking the support of the People's Party and hopes to meet with the party's founding chairman and former mayor, Ko Wenzhe. Ko Wenzhe invited Chiang Wanzhe to support the People's Party's mayoral candidate Qiu Chenyuan in Zhubei on the 8th. Jiang Wanan was asked on the evening of the 6th whether he would attend but did not make a clear statement. Former China Broadcasting Chairman Zhao Shaokang and former Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun both believed that the Kuomintang's electoral situation was tight and they could go as long as they could expand their support.

Faced with the strong attack of the ocean current, Jiang Wanan took advantage of his schedule to win over Baiying's support and visited the campaign headquarters of Baiying councilor candidates many times under the attention of the media. The city party headquarters also tacitly agreed not to lift the ban on individual Baiying councilor candidates' platforms. Jiang Wanan also frequently expressed that he wanted to ask for help from Ke Wenzhe and hoped that the two would meet. Ke Wenzhe asked Jiang Wanan from a distance if he would go to the Zhubei Gang People's Party mayoral candidate Qiu Chenyuan to stand on the 8th?

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When Jiang Wanan attended the East District event on the evening of the 6th, he did not make it clear whether he would attend. He only said that he was very grateful to Ke Wenzhe for the invitation. Cooperation in the opposition camp is powerful, and the partners must support each other. Whether the two are on the same stage has attracted much attention.

Former China Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Zhao Shaokang said on the "Shaokang Situation Room" program on the 6th that he was going to go. Although some people reminded him to be careful about party disciplinary sanctions, "fire him or her! I don't care!" He emphasized that it is important to support the blue and white cooperation, and don't lose the big for the small. In an interview before attending the Taipei City Council Speaker Dai Xiqin's re-election campaign headquarters today, he emphasized that Zhubei was not originally owned by the Kuomintang. The Kuomintang had a strong electoral momentum and would definitely win in both north and south, so it would not give up any ground. Now the election situation is not so optimistic, and the original votes of the Kuomintang must not be lost. Especially in Taipei City, Huang Shanshan received more than 300,000 votes. If Jiang Wanan can fight for it, he must fight for it. Don't lose big for small things. Look at the overall situation and don't ignore the effect of Zhubei. In fact, it will affect the whole of Taiwan.

Zhu Lilun also said that he would support anything that would be helpful to Jiang Wanan's election campaign. Currently we want to expand support without any restrictions. Now the entire election situation, whether it is Taipei City, New Taipei City, or even Taoyuan, Taichung, is very tight in every place. It must be faced with the most conservative attitude. All campaigns must be the most active, serious, and hard-working to expand support, so Jiang Wan'an must be safe to increase support for him. Jiang Wanan can allow and support any itinerary as long as he is willing.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Jiang Wanan may accept Ke Wenzhe's invitation and go to Zhubei on the 8th to help Qiu Chenyuan stand up.

    Possible · Within days

Open Questions

  • Will Jiang Wanan go to Zhubei to support Qiu Chenyuan on the 8th?
  • Will Jiang Wanan and Ke Wenzhe meet?
  • Will the Kuomintang take disciplinary action against Zhao Shaokang for his remarks supporting Blue and White Cooperation?

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