DPP Strongly Condemns City Council Candidate's Billboard for Racism and Unauthorized Use of Party Emblem
A city council candidate in Kaohsiung displayed a campaign billboard containing racially discriminatory content and unauthorized use of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) emblem. The DPP has strongly condemned the act, stating it damages Taiwan's image and has demanded its immediate removal.
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- 📰 Published: May 13, 2026 at 20:52
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Taipei, May 13 (CNA) - The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) stated today that a campaign billboard erected by a prospective city council candidate in Kaohsiung City not only used the DPP party emblem without authorization but also contained imagery discriminatory towards individuals of different nationalities. The DPP condemned this act in the strongest terms, stating it violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and severely damages Taiwan's image, and demanded the immediate removal of the billboard.
Media reports indicated that Li Hong-yi, the chief of Gangming Village in Xiaogang District who intends to seek the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) nomination for Kaohsiung City Councilor, recently put up campaign banners and billboards in his constituency. However, one of his billboards featured an image prohibiting people from India, sparking controversy over racial discrimination.
In an evening statement, the DPP announced that a prospective city council candidate in Kaohsiung City had erected a campaign billboard that, in addition to unauthorized use of the DPP party emblem, included imagery discriminatory towards individuals of different nationalities. The DPP expressed its most severe condemnation, asserting that the content violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and severely damages Taiwan's image, and demanded the billboard's immediate removal.
The DPP said that Taiwan is a country that reveres democracy, freedom, and respects diversity, and cannot tolerate speech that incites hatred against other countries or ethnic groups, as it sets a negative example for a harmonious society. (Editor: Zhai Si-jia) 1150513
Media reports indicated that Li Hong-yi, the chief of Gangming Village in Xiaogang District who intends to seek the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) nomination for Kaohsiung City Councilor, recently put up campaign banners and billboards in his constituency. However, one of his billboards featured an image prohibiting people from India, sparking controversy over racial discrimination.
In an evening statement, the DPP announced that a prospective city council candidate in Kaohsiung City had erected a campaign billboard that, in addition to unauthorized use of the DPP party emblem, included imagery discriminatory towards individuals of different nationalities. The DPP expressed its most severe condemnation, asserting that the content violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and severely damages Taiwan's image, and demanded the billboard's immediate removal.
The DPP said that Taiwan is a country that reveres democracy, freedom, and respects diversity, and cannot tolerate speech that incites hatred against other countries or ethnic groups, as it sets a negative example for a harmonious society. (Editor: Zhai Si-jia) 1150513