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BackShen Zhengnan questioned Lin Zhiyun's qualifications for admission to the Department of Medicine of National Taiwan University, saying that she was not the first female graduate from the University of North Korea.
Shen Zhengnan questioned Lin Zhiyun's qualifications for admission to the Department of Medicine of National Taiwan University, saying that she was not the first female graduate from the University of North Korea.
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Shen Zhengnan questioned Lin Zhiyun's qualifications for admission to the Department of Medicine of National Taiwan University, saying that she was not the first female graduate from the University of North Korea.

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  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's eldest son won the Mayor's Award and exchange student qualifications, triggering a controversy over privileges.
  • National Taiwan University Hospital Director Lin Fangyu's daughter Lin Zhiyun revealed that her father prohibited her from taking the joint entrance examination.
  • Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wenzhe's supporter Shen Zhengnan claimed to be Gu Amin from the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University.

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Why It Matters

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's eldest son received the Mayor's Award and exchange student qualifications, which triggered a controversy over privileges. Lin Zhiyun, the daughter of Lin Fangyu, director of National Taiwan University Hospital, revealed that her father banned her from participating in the selection process of the Department of Medicine of National Taiwan University, and instead took the joint entrance examination.

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The eldest son of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan received the Mayor's Award and exchange student qualifications, sparking controversy over privileges and avoidance of benefits. Lin Zhiyun, the daughter of Lin Fangyu, director of the National Taiwan University Hospital, left a message in a related discussion and revealed that she ranked first in her class that year and could apply for admission to the Department of Medicine of National Taiwan University. However, her father said that he was a professor at National Taiwan University and was in charge of admissions to the medical school and was prohibited from participating. So she gave up her qualifications and took the joint entrance examination instead. In this regard, psychiatrist Shen Zhengnan, a loyal supporter of former People's Party Chairman Ko Wenzhe, called himself "Gu Aming of the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University" and said that a classmate of Dr. Lin Zhiyun told him that everyone knew that the first female graduate from Beijing University was not Lin Zhiyun.

Shen Zhengnan posted on Facebook today that Dr. Lin Zhiyun's classmates told him that there were several female classmates from the National Taiwan University School of Medicine in their class who graduated from the National Taiwan University, and everyone knew that she was not the first female graduate from the National Taiwan University. He added that at that time, it was not popular to recommend students for admission to universities, and there were only a few places in each school. The first batch of women from Beijing who were admitted to the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University had to take the joint entrance examination, and no one was admitted through recommendation.

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He also questioned whether Dean Xie Bosheng of the School of Medicine and Director Hou Shengmao of the Department of Medicine were in charge of admissions to the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University. There may be doubts as to whether Lin Fangyu recommended the convener. Even if he is the convener, for the sake of profit, he can suspend his duties for one year so that his daughter can take the test. How can he ban his daughter from participating in the test? "In fact, at that time, Lin Fang-yu was not a prominent figure in the National Taiwan University Hospital, nor was he the director of the National Taiwan University School of Medicine. There was no issue of avoiding interests at all. Now, for the sake of political attack, Lin Zhiyun came out to reveal information about himself. It is really strange."

In addition, Shen Zhengnan quoted a doctor from National Taiwan University as saying that Lin Zhiyun was a publicly funded graduate of the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University in 2004. At that time, the Department of Health originally planned to change the distribution system, requiring publicly funded students to serve in the agency's hospital first after graduation and not to receive residency training at the medical center. This triggered a large number of medical students to protest, one of the protesters was the son of Legislator Lai Shibao. This policy was later postponed until 2005, which once caused speculation from the outside world whether the reason for the delay was related to Lin Zhiyun.

Finally, he also marked the post "Ku A-Ming, Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University is here," revealing that his father was a worker and died young, and his mother was illiterate. "Children from poor families are 20 years old when they are born. Looking at other people's family backgrounds, I can only say that I am a wise man."

Gu Aming is a poor kid who was oppressed by the privileged class in the movie "Lu Binghua". Recently, the controversy over Jiang Wanan has caused heated discussions about the movie and the character.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The Ministry of Education or the Supervisory Yuan will review the selection process for the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • Was Lin Fangyu serving as the selection convener of the Department of Medicine at National Taiwan University at that time?
  • Is it really Lin Zhiyun who graduated first in Beiyi University?
  • Is the postponement of the public-funded student distribution policy related to Lin Zhiyun?

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