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BackSo bad? Xu Qiaoxin still disliked Shen Boyang during the interview. Reporters present helped clarify: It’s a “good light”
So bad? Xu Qiaoxin still disliked Shen Boyang during the interview. Reporters present helped clarify: It’s a “good light”
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So bad? Xu Qiaoxin still disliked Shen Boyang during the interview. Reporters present helped clarify: It’s a “good light”

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  • Kuomintang legislator Xu Qiaoxin posted an article accusing DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of criticizing reporters after an interview, "Today's questions are all bad." He was immediately slapped in the face by reporters and netizens present, pointing out that what Shen Boyang actually said was "Today's questions are all light," meaning that the questions were easy and easy.
  • Shen Boyang responded "This..." in the discussion forum, and the post attracted thousands of likes from netizens.

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Kuomintang legislator Xu Qiaoxin posted an article on Threads, accusing DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of criticizing reporters after accepting a joint interview with the media at the Legislative Yuan. "Today's questions are so bad." He also listed a list of reporters' questions that day and questioned Shen Boyang's "warm ocean current". However, after the post was posted, media reporters and netizens present collectively clarified, pointing out that what Shen Boyang actually said was "Today's questions are all light," meaning that the questions were easy and not difficult.

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Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party accepted a joint interview with the media this morning (9th) at the Legislative Yuan. Unexpectedly, KMT legislator Xu Qiaoxin edited the clip and accused him of making a fuss about "today's problems are all bad" and questioning "warm ocean currents?" Immediately after the post was exposed, the situation turned upside down. A large number of netizens and front-line media reporters rushed to help clarify that Shen Boyang clearly laughed at the reporters present and called the topic "very light" (meaning easy and not difficult).

Xu Qiaoxin, who is also the executive director of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's re-election campaign headquarters, posted an article on Threads today (9th), accusing Shen Boyang of criticizing reporters after the interview, "Today's questions were all terrible." He also listed down a list of reporters' questions that day, including Including topics such as the Huang Renxun spy case, the Ocean Current Season music event, the identity of self-made banner supporters, the distraction of watching music boxes while walking, the controversy over the dumpling shop in Yau Yi Village, and Chiang Wanan's merging with Qiu Chenyuan. The success of Shen Boyang's "Warm Ocean Current" was questioned, and netizens were asked to comment on how bad these topics were.

However, not long after this post was posted, it received an overwhelming response. Political worker Zhou Xuan emphasized that today’s issues were all “light,” not “bad.” Many media reporters who were at the joint visit at the time even appeared in the message box and stressed: “Committee, we happened to be on the scene, and Commissioner Shen said that today’s issues are all “light.”

Shen Boyang also briefly responded in the discussion area of the relevant post: "This...", his helplessness was beyond words, and it immediately attracted thousands of netizens to like the post. Other netizens also left messages criticizing Xu Qiaoxin: "Xu Qiaoxin's English is very good as Jiang Wanan's", "Puma When you give a speech in the Legislative Yuan, say "Light" a few times and explain the Chinese meaning, otherwise your colleagues will not understand...", "The questions asked today are all very simple. "Light" is a mixture of Chinese and English. Light here means easy, simple, not difficult, and not heavy. So the whole sentence is: "The questions asked today are all very simple." Oh! "What else does Legislator Xu Da know besides spreading rumors and comparing his middle finger?", "Shen Boyang is saying that being light does not mean being bad. It's your English that is bad.", "Are you trying to discredit it again? I'm a junior high school teacher, and I heard it 10 times. He just said that today's questions are all very light, okay? Blue, everyone is tired."

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Xu Qiaoxin may release the complete clip or issue a clarification statement on this

    Likely · Within days

  • This incident will continue to be fermented on social media for several days.

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • Is there any audio or video recording of Shen Boyang's complete speech at that time?
  • Will Xu Qiaoxin apologize for this accusation or release the complete clip?
  • The specific impact of this incident on Shen Boyang’s Taipei mayoral election

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