Senior media figure Li Yan-chiu comments on Premier Su Zhenchang's plummeting approval ratings with irony, pointing out 'a kind of hatred called Su Zhenchang.' Using satirical language, the article addresses five major controversies surrounding Su Zhenchang (opening imports of ractopamine pork, the Din Yi-ming beef noodle incident, the CTi TV shutdown, long periods without holding meetings, and using public funds for pro-government social media attacks), attributing them to President Tsai Ing-wen, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, or DPP factions, while sarcastically portraying Su as 'innocent' or a 'tough guy.' The article actually represents strong criticism of Su's arrogance, domineering attitude, and shirking of political responsibility onto subordinates and independent agencies.
This article offers sharp criticism of the social phenomena during the DPP's internal presidential primary polls. The author blasts voters' fanatical anticipation for polling calls, likening their excitement to winning a lottery or receiving an admission letter, as evidence of a 'sick' society. Simultaneously, it criticizes candidates for being power-hungry while avoiding core domestic issues (territory, government, community), calling their policy proposals 'dog-mouth level.' The piece satirizes the act of waiting for polling calls as waiting for a consultation from the 'potential leader of the national fraud syndicate.'
This article examines the divergent media strategies of the pro-Blue and pro-Green camps following Hung Hsiu-chu's clear victory in the KMT presidential primary polls. While both candidates themselves may not be directly clashing, the media war from their surrounding camps has fully erupted. Pro-Blue media focuses on positive coverage of Hung's career and fresh image, while pro-Green media uses netizen rhetoric and specific interest groups to subtly tarnish her image, reflecting the author's concern about malicious competition in this election.
The article analyzes Hung Hsiu-chu's breakthrough of the KMT's 'brick-prevention' primary threshold. It points out that Tsai Ing-wen's real challenge in the 2016 presidential election is not Hung, but her own lack of 'execution and decisiveness' and her vague image. The author criticizes Tsai for over-relying on think tanks and lacking the elite image needed for high office. Simultaneously, it notes Hung's enemies are the KMT's century-old baggage and malicious populist criticism. The article ends by mentioning Hung's commoner image, which could flip the previous logic used to criticize Lien Sheng-wen and praise Ko Wen-je.