The China Post
Date: September 18, 2017
By: The China Post

A Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker who started a petition demanding the

A Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker who started a petition demanding the party to run against incumbant Ko Wen-je in the Taipei mayoral election in 2018 described Ko as “worse than the enemy.”

party to run against incumbant Ko Wen-je in the Taipei mayoral election in 2018 described Ko as “worse than the enemy.”

Legislator Cheng Pao-ching (鄭寶清) said in a radio interview Monday that Ko calls himself an ally but has never ceased to attack the party. It is natural for the rival Kuomintang to criticize the DPP, but when Ko does so frequently it woulld persuade the public that the DPP is really doing bad, Cheng said.

Cheng also accused Ko of changing his political positions constantly. Ko professed to be a “deep green” politician (referring to a strong supporter of Taiwan localism/nationalism) but shifts cross the spectrum step by step to “deep blue” (referring to a heavily pro-China ideology) and even “light red” (the color that represents the Chinese government), Cheng said.    [FULL  STORY]