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is the kmt chairman election in motion? yan qingbiao and his son hosted a dinner for lu shiu-yen, han kuo-yu also attended

2024-09-05

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kmt legislator yan kuanheng and his father yan qingbiao invited the head of taiwan's public opinion agency han guoyu, taichung mayor lu shiuyan and more than 40 kmt legislators to a dinner at a hotel in a remote mountainous area of ​​yuanli township, miaoli county, yesterday evening (4th). miaoli county mayor zhong dongjin and legislator qiu zhenjun, who served as the "hosts", were also invited to attend. when yan kuanheng was questioned at the hotel, he said in a low-key manner that the dinner had no specific purpose and was just a gathering of colleagues from taiwan's public opinion agency. however, outsiders still speculated that it was meant to pave the way for lu shiuyan to run for kmt chairman.

considered as the kmt's favorite candidate for the 2028 taiwan regional leader election, lu shiuyan has been making frequent moves recently, attracting great attention in the political arena. many heavyweights in the kmt have also expressed their support for lu. in july, wang jinping, the former head of the taiwan public opinion agency, hosted a 16-table banquet for lu shiuyan at his hometown in luzhu. in august, the two "reunited" in taichung to dine with former and current kmt representatives. when asked if lu shiuyan wanted to run for kmt chairman, wang jinping also stated, "as long as she wants to run, i will support her."

li qianlong, former secretary general of the kuomintang, also mentioned in an interview on august 28 that the next party chairman to lead the kuomintang must have no selfish motives, the ability to raise funds, and be familiar with cross-strait relations. li qianlong further stated that lu shiuyan is very suitable to be a candidate for the taiwan regional leader election. if she is also willing to take on the responsibility of being the chairman of the kuomintang, the three conditions for choosing the chairman of the kuomintang "can be eliminated." as long as lu shiuyan is willing to take on the responsibility, he will also jump out to support and be lu shiuyan's backing.

yunlin county magistrate zhang lishan was also asked about this issue when she attended an event on the 3rd. she said that the kmt chairman election is still some time in the future, and she will fully support any good talent who is very enthusiastic about the kmt.

the dinner last night was held at a 5-star resort hotel in a remote mountainous area at the foot of huoyan mountain in yuanli town. according to participants, no sensitive political issues were mentioned during the dinner, and only some light-hearted topics were discussed. even the new session of the taiwan public opinion agency was not mentioned. since many representatives are new to the party and come from different places, they are not familiar with each other. therefore, the gathering is mainly to enhance mutual understanding, and the nature of friendship is quite strong.

however, yan kuanheng, as a representative of taichung's second coastal district, chose to host a banquet at a miaoli county hotel for han kuo-yu, lu hsiu-yen, chung tung-jin, and kmt representatives. the banquet schedule was kept low-key and not public, and the outside world interpreted it as a way to keep it secret. in addition, former yunlin county mayor chang jung-wei also accompanied his daughter, representative chang chia-jun, to attend. is this to pave the way for lu hsiu-yen to run for kmt chairman? this has aroused curiosity and speculation from the outside world.(lin jingxian, strait herald reporter in taiwan)