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the former mayor of taipei and chairman of the people's party, ko wen-je, was detained and denied access to visitors because of the scandal of the building construction of the jinghua city. this has also caused some noise about whether the kmt and the people's party will continue to work together, and there are disagreements within the blue camp. in response to this, the kmt's new taipei city mayor hou you-yi responded on the 17th that everyone should work hard for taiwan and the people in their own jobs and get things done.

regarding ko wen-je's detention, some people in the blue camp believe that they should no longer cooperate with the people's party, but kmt chairman eric chu believes that the "blue and white coalition" should continue, and opinions within the party are divided. hou youyi believes that everyone should stand at their own job positions, work hard for taiwan and the people, and do things well, so that taiwan can make progress.

it is reported that the top leaders of the kuomintang originally supported ko, but as dissatisfaction within the party grew, they were reportedly forced to make adjustments in recent days, adopting a policy of not commenting, questioning flaws in the investigation process, and formulating a two-handed strategy. on the surface, they still hope for "blue and white unity," but will build a firewall if ko wen-je is suspected of being involved in corruption.

it is said that the blue camp will prepare two scenarios for whether to "cooperate with the white camp" depending on whether ko wen-je is prosecuted. hou youyi responded that the most important goal of each political party is to do more for taiwan and the people. as long as each party stands from this perspective, taiwan will definitely be more harmonious and more positive. therefore, in order to make the people better, everyone should not be divided by political parties, but share the responsibility and move forward together.

people from the blue camp analyzed that the blue camp does not have a majority of seats in taiwan's public opinion institutions, and cannot push bills on its own. in addition, it must take advantage of this situation to gain dominance in the non-green camp, so it always needs cooperation between the blue and white camps. as for the white camp, without the "mother hen", there is almost no room for county and city mayors in the 2026 local elections, and it is difficult for councilors to be optimistic. they don't even have the ability to stand on the platform. "if they don't support 'blue and white cooperation', how can they survive?"

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald