Rumors Claim Cheng Li-wun Said KMT is Ruined; KMT Says It's Malicious Manipulation
The KMT clarified media reports claiming Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun said the party has been 'ruined' over the past 10 years, dismissing the reports as a malicious distortion of her internal training remarks.
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(Central News Agency, Reporter Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei, 15th) It was rumored that Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun, while attending an internal training course, stated that the party has been completely ruined over the past 10 years. The KMT stated today that someone deliberately distorted the content of Cheng's remarks during what was a closed-door internal training, and even made one-sided leaks and malicious manipulations to the media. The party solemnly clarified the matter, hoping that the public will stop spreading rumors.
According to a report by Storm Media today, when Cheng Li-wun attended an internal training course, she claimed that the KMT had been in ruins for the past 10 years, that her predecessors had squandered everything, and that she took over a mess. Cheng emphasized that she had already held the Cheng-Xi meeting, settled matters with Beijing, and after going to the US and sorting out Washington, elections would be much easier for everyone to fight.
The KMT Culture and Communications Committee issued a press release tonight pointing out that regarding media reports on Cheng Li-wun attending the internal training course, much of the content has been distorted, exaggerated, and misleading, which clearly does not match the facts. They are issuing this clarification.
The KMT stated that today's course was a non-public internal training, yet someone deliberately twisted Cheng's statements, maliciously manipulating them by leaking them unilaterally to the media with malicious intent. The party formally clarifies this and hopes the public will not spread falsehoods.
The KMT pointed out that media reports claiming Cheng said during the course, 'In the past ten years, a hundred things wait to be done, the people before completely squandered the KMT,' does not reflect her actual remarks.
The KMT clarified that during her lecture, Cheng discussed how the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), since taking power, has used vast resources to comprehensively infiltrate various organizations and groups, backed by massive funding. Especially in the last five years, the KMT has long lost its massive ground forces. In contrast, the KMT's organization has been desolate for a long time, and they should stop deceiving themselves into thinking they still have a large ground force; the era when the KMT possessed a powerful organization has not existed for more than 10 years.
The KMT pointed out that a trainee asked about KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen's recent resignation from the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation. Cheng replied, 'Hsiao Hsu-tsen has done his utmost.' As for the true situation, because it involves former President Ma Ying-jeou's personal state, it is inconvenient to elaborate further publicly, because Ma Ying-jeou's condition is simply not good. But since Ma is a former party chairman and former president, she is still doing everything possible to maintain his dignity.
The KMT stated that Cheng explained to the trainees that the party central committee originally did not want to make Ma's situation public, hoping to downplay it as much as possible. It is very unfortunate that things escalated to this point, so they hope Ma's family can make some arrangements quickly so he can receive better care.
The KMT pointed out that a trainee also asked whether recent remarks by former Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) Chairman Jaw Shaw-kong were true. Cheng stated that many of Jaw's emotional remarks are not facts; Cheng also emphasized that since running for party chairwoman, she has always been very polite to Jaw and has never publicly criticized or targeted him. (Editor: Lin Ke-lun) 1150515
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According to a report by Storm Media today, when Cheng Li-wun attended an internal training course, she claimed that the KMT had been in ruins for the past 10 years, that her predecessors had squandered everything, and that she took over a mess. Cheng emphasized that she had already held the Cheng-Xi meeting, settled matters with Beijing, and after going to the US and sorting out Washington, elections would be much easier for everyone to fight.
The KMT Culture and Communications Committee issued a press release tonight pointing out that regarding media reports on Cheng Li-wun attending the internal training course, much of the content has been distorted, exaggerated, and misleading, which clearly does not match the facts. They are issuing this clarification.
The KMT stated that today's course was a non-public internal training, yet someone deliberately twisted Cheng's statements, maliciously manipulating them by leaking them unilaterally to the media with malicious intent. The party formally clarifies this and hopes the public will not spread falsehoods.
The KMT pointed out that media reports claiming Cheng said during the course, 'In the past ten years, a hundred things wait to be done, the people before completely squandered the KMT,' does not reflect her actual remarks.
The KMT clarified that during her lecture, Cheng discussed how the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), since taking power, has used vast resources to comprehensively infiltrate various organizations and groups, backed by massive funding. Especially in the last five years, the KMT has long lost its massive ground forces. In contrast, the KMT's organization has been desolate for a long time, and they should stop deceiving themselves into thinking they still have a large ground force; the era when the KMT possessed a powerful organization has not existed for more than 10 years.
The KMT pointed out that a trainee asked about KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen's recent resignation from the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation. Cheng replied, 'Hsiao Hsu-tsen has done his utmost.' As for the true situation, because it involves former President Ma Ying-jeou's personal state, it is inconvenient to elaborate further publicly, because Ma Ying-jeou's condition is simply not good. But since Ma is a former party chairman and former president, she is still doing everything possible to maintain his dignity.
The KMT stated that Cheng explained to the trainees that the party central committee originally did not want to make Ma's situation public, hoping to downplay it as much as possible. It is very unfortunate that things escalated to this point, so they hope Ma's family can make some arrangements quickly so he can receive better care.
The KMT pointed out that a trainee also asked whether recent remarks by former Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) Chairman Jaw Shaw-kong were true. Cheng stated that many of Jaw's emotional remarks are not facts; Cheng also emphasized that since running for party chairwoman, she has always been very polite to Jaw and has never publicly criticized or targeted him. (Editor: Lin Ke-lun) 1150515
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