Xinhua News Agency of Singapore published an article analyzing: "The election for the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) in Taiwan is intensifying, with a two-way competition between former Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin and former 'Legislator' Zheng Liwen. Scholars interviewed analyzed that the KMT's local faction and the native faction tend to support the steady Hau Lung-bin, but the overseas faction within and outside the party tends to favor Zheng Liwen, who has strong fighting power, bringing a new atmosphere to the aging KMT."
As a "century-old store," the KMT has been declining in recent years. Behind its consecutive losses in three "presidential elections" are its stale style, serious disconnection from the younger generation, and lack of combat capability to deal with the current political situation. This has also led to increasing calls within the party for "generational change." Hau Lung-bin, as a representative of the traditional old guard of the KMT, receiving support from local factions is expected, but it is difficult to break the rigid ecology within the party; while Zheng Liwen, with her middle-aged identity of "turning green to blue," rose to prominence, and with her strong "blue camp female warrior" style, perfectly matched some members' expectations for "change."
The competition between the two this time essentially reflects the collision of the "steady conservatism" and "combat innovation" lines within the KMT, and also reflects significant changes in its internal ecology — under the previously solidified factional structure, new initiatives for breakthroughs have finally emerged.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845021431677962/
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