Taipei Times
Date: Jul 07, 2016
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday held a “mobile” Central Standing Committee meeting in Nantou County, with KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) saying the decision to hold the meeting there was because it is the heart of Taiwan.
The change of venue for the meeting, which is usually held at KMT headquarters in Taipei on Wednesdays, prompted speculation that it was aimed at intimidating former vice president Wu Den-yih (吳敦義), who is from Nantou and is reportedly planning to run for the party chairmanship next year.
On June 25, Wu said that he would continue to “listen to the people’s voice before making a final decision [on whether to run].”
Hung dismissed the speculation, describing it as “laughable.”
She also praised Wu, calling him a precious veteran politician and one of the KMT’s “most valuable treasures.”
Hung added that she hopes the KMT, with Wu’s help, can achieve good outcomes in Taichung, Changhua and Nantou in the next round of elections and that KMT politicians would “work together without leaving any schism that could be used to stir up rumors by outsiders.” [FULL STORY]