Huang Shijie established the southern district campaign headquarters, Lai Qingde and Zhuo Rongtai supported the platform
Huang Shijie's speech in Hakka sparked heated discussions among netizens, and more than 20,000 supporters poured into the scene.
Quick Look
- DPP Taoyuan mayoral candidate Huang Shijie yesterday established the southern district campaign headquarters, with President Lai Ching-te and Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai personally standing on stage.
- Huang Shijie delivered a speech in Hakka, demonstrating his persistence in his mother tongue.
- He attracted more than 20,000 supporters at the scene and the Internet discussion was extremely heated.
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Why It Matters
Huang Shijie is a candidate for mayor of Taoyuan of the Democratic Progressive Party. He was born in a Hakka family in Xinwu, Taoyuan.
Huang Shijie (front row, center) yesterday established the Southern District Campaign Headquarters. President Lai Qingde (front row, left) and Executive President Zhuo Rongtai (front row, right) all supported the campaign. (Photo by reporter Xie Wuxiong)
DPP Taoyuan mayoral candidate Huang Shijie held the inauguration meeting of the southern district campaign headquarters yesterday (3rd). Huang Shijie delivered a speech in Quan Hakka. Netizens were amazed and moved and posted on Threads, "I have heard Quan Hakka's speech, but "In Hakka, Huang Shijie is the first one I've heard", which attracted more than 45,000 likes from netizens. Huang Shijie also responded on the Internet today (4th), "I have never forgotten that even if what I say is not correct enough, I still have to persist in what I say."
More than 20,000 supporters came to Huang Shijie's Southern District Competition Association's founding meeting. President and Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Lai Ching-te and Executive Dean Zhuo Rongtai also stood on the stage to support the event. Huang Shijie delivered a speech in Hakka, imploring the villagers to support local children in Taoyuan. Not only did he move the crowd of supporters at the scene, but his Hakka speech also made netizens quite amazed and moved. Moved and left comments, "I really can't help it", "There are not many people under the age of 50 who can speak Hakka, he is really good", "There are not many young people who can speak in Hakka, Huang Shijie is not simple", "As a Hakka, I cried, it turns out that he is a Hakka", "The rendering power of speaking in the mother tongue in public is really strong".
Huang Shijie also responded on the Internet today. Many people said that they were touched after hearing his Hakka speech last night. Hakka was the only language he knew when he was a child. When he grew up, his pronunciation became less standard because he did not have a native language environment. However, he has never forgotten that even if his speech is not correct enough, he must persist in speaking. And he is a Hakka child in Taoyuan Xinwu. "It's so wonderful to fight together on the cliff and fight with me."
Open Questions
- Will Huang Shijie continue to emphasize Hakka cultural issues in his subsequent election campaigns?
