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BackKe Wenzhe’s humorous response to help with sugar cane harvest in Changhua attracted attention
Ke Wenzhe’s humorous response to help with sugar cane harvest in Changhua attracted attention
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Ke Wenzhe’s humorous response to help with sugar cane harvest in Changhua attracted attention

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  • When Ko Wenzhe was in Changhua City to support People's Party citizen representative candidate Kuo Kailun in the election, he received two sugar canes from the public and responded humorously with "It's good to use it as a dog-beating stick." This continued the controversial topic of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's discarded sugar cane.
  • The atmosphere was warm.
  • Some residents welcomed the group photo, but some did not.

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Why It Matters

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently attended a banquet at Zhongzhuang Tsai Fudong Palace in Zhongshan District, but the sugar cane he received from the temple was randomly discarded, causing controversy and spreading to other counties and cities. This time, when Ke Wenzhe was campaigning in Changhua, he also received sugar cane from the public, which became a continuation of the topic.

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Ke Wenzhe (1st from right) received sugar cane from the public when he went to Changhua City to support the election. (Photo by reporter Tang Shiming)

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan recently attended a banquet at Zhongzhuangzi Fudong Palace in Zhongshan District. The temple gave blessings of sugar cane. However, the controversy subsequently broke out over the random discarding of sugar cane, and the turmoil spread to other counties and cities. When Ko Wenzhe, the former chairman of the People's Party, was in Changhua City today (1st) to support the party's citizen representative candidate Guo Kailun, an enthusiastic crowd presented two sugar canes. Ko Wenzhe was stunned for a moment and accepted them, saying, "It's good to use them as dog-beating sticks. I eat a lot of them in Chiayi." The campaign members hugged the sugar canes and claimed that they would be placed in the campaign headquarters. "This cannot be thrown away."

This morning, Ko Wenzhe paid a house visit to East District City Representative Guo Kailun in Changhua City. Some residents warmly welcomed him and rushed to take photos with him. Ke Wenzhe refused to come, but some residents waved to indicate that they were not welcome when they saw him. Ke Wenzhe also greeted everyone with a smile and was not affected at all. A supporter presented two sugar canes and wished Guo Kailun a high vote for being elected. Ke Wenzhe once said, "Just take one." In the end, he still accepted it. The staff on the side quickly collected it carefully. People nearby smiled knowingly and said, "You must keep this carefully and don't throw it away."

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The election situation in the Changhua area is heating up. Local people analyze that the "sugar cane topic" in Taipei City has unexpectedly become a hot news in Taiwan recently. This time, Ko Wenzhe asked for votes in Changhua to accept the sugar cane and responded humorously. This not only successfully created an election topic, but also attracted a wave of attention for the candidates.

Ke Wenzhe (right 1) was stunned for a moment when he received the sugar cane from the people and then accepted it. (Photo by reporter Tang Shiming)

People gave sugar canes to Changhua citizen representative candidate Guo Kailun and wished him a high vote. (Photo by reporter Tang Shiming)

Ke Wenzhe (middle) went to Changhua City to support the election. (Photo by reporter Tang Shiming)

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Ke Wenzhe will issue a more complete explanation or response to the sugar cane incident in the next few days.

    Possible · Within days

Open Questions

  • Will Ke Wenzhe further express his position on the sugar cane incident?
  • Will this incident have a substantial impact on Guo Kailun's election?
  • Are attitudes changing towards politicians accepting food gifts?

Related Topics

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This article was originally published by 自由时报.

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