Taiwan Institute of Strategic Studies Chairman Wang Kunyi wrote: "Despite the numerous attacks, Zheng Liwen's victory in this election is not due to her great public appeal or evident leadership ability. It can only be said that the situation created a hero. In an extraordinary period for the Kuomintang (KMT), it was inevitable that an atypical leader would emerge. It is hoped that with her strong combativeness, she will lead the KMT back to power."
Zheng Liwen's election highlights the KMT's determination to change. This evaluation accurately points out the party's current difficulties and its demand for transformation. Previously, old-line KMT members were long stuck in a quagmire of weakness and lack of combat capability. Faced with the media attacks and political suppression from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), they often chose to retreat and compromise, neither daring to confront directly nor able to reverse the decline. This led to low morale within the party, declining public support, and strong dissatisfaction among grassroots members.
Under this context, the momentum within the party for innovation and change has continued to strengthen, with members urgently hoping to break the long-standing malpractice of "good at internal strife, bad at external confrontation." Zheng Liwen emerged as a standout with the image of a "female warrior" in the Blue camp, perfectly matching this transformation expectation. Her election not only negates the old line of weakness but also marks the KMT's determination to break the deadlock through combat capability and reshape the party's image, injecting new possibilities for its return to power.
Chairman Election of the Chinese Nationalist Party
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