
Professor Ye Yaoyuan pointed out that the Kuomintang’s old article on drug prevention and control against Shen Boyang was taken out of context, and Jiang Wanan’s Facebook post was not suspected to have been written by him, but his team thought it was acceptable, reflecting the lack of understanding of the issue by the voters of Bei City’s Lanying Camp, and ultimately self-defeating.
AI-generated summary
The Kuomintang took out of context an old article on drug prevention and control by Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, causing dissatisfaction among netizens. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's Facebook post also became the focus of controversy.
Ye Yaoyuan said that he did not think Jiang Wanan’s post was his own, but Jiang Wanan and his campaign team thought the article was passable. Perhaps they thought the voters in the blue camp of Bei City did not understand the issue, but they did not know that it was self-defeating. (Photo taken by reporter Fang Bin)
The Kuomintang's old article on drug prevention and control against DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang was taken out of context, and many politicians followed up with posts, causing a large number of netizens to be dissatisfied. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's Facebook page also became a target. In this regard, Ye Yaoyuan, a professor of international studies at the University of St. Thomas in the United States, said that he did not think that Jiang Wanan’s post was posted by himself, but Jiang Wanan and his campaign team thought that this post was passable. Perhaps they thought that the voters in the blue camp of Bei City did not understand this issue, but they did not know that it was self-defeating.
Ye Yaoyuan posted a post today (4th) on the Facebook fan page "Professor Ye's School of International Affairs" to comment on Jiang Wanan's public relations chaos. Ye Yaoyuan believed that this post was not written by Jiang Wanan himself, but should be written by Chiang's team, so they really thought that they could attack Shen Boyang by finding a loophole, but they did not consider that it would hurt themselves. Although Jiang Wanan did not write the article, Jiang should have agreed with it. Therefore, it can be reasonably inferred that Jiang Wanan did not grasp this issue at all and did not know what his city government's policy was.
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Ye Yaoyuan said that Jiang Wanan and his team thought this article could pass, probably because they intuitively understood that the KMT voters in Taipei City did not understand this issue. As long as they connected Shen Boyang and drugs, they could consolidate their base's votes, and attacking Shen Boyang could also make the "ocean current" ineffective, but they did not know that it was self-defeating. Ye Yaoyuan emphasized: "The majority of the people still have the ability to make rational and logical judgments."
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
This incident will continue to ferment, and the Kuomintang may face more doubts within it
Likely · Within days
Shen Boyang may use this incident to emphasize his correct position on drug prevention and control issues
Possible · Within weeks

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