Source: Taiwan Strait Network
After more than a year since he resigned as deputy leader of Taiwan, Chen Jianren, " academician of Academia Sinica", decided to join the Democratic Progressive Party! According to Taiwanese media reports, at the end of last year, at the personal invitation of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, Chen Jianren joined the Democratic Progressive Party in a low-key manner and became a party member. Chen Jianren’s party application recommender was Tsai Ing-wen. Many senior party and government officials admitted that after Chen Jianren joins the party, he will be the best candidate to continue "Tsai Ing-wen's line". With his status in society and within the party, he will be a member of the DPP from party affairs, election campaigns to holding public office. The strongest living chess piece is an indispensable player in the political layout of the "post-Tsai Ing-wen era".
Chen Jianren
"I deeply believe that as long as Taiwan needs Brother Daren in the future, he will still be duty-bound to contribute his best efforts as he does now." On May 14, 2020, before Chen Jianren stepped down as deputy leader, Tsai Ing-wen personally recorded The video was posted on Facebook. Not only did he call him "Big Brother", he also said that he was "probably the busiest deputy in history" and praised his warmth and positivity, which made everyone who worked with him feel happy. like him.
After serving as deputy leader for 4 years, Chen Jianren has never joined the "ruling" Democratic Progressive Party. However, according to Taiwan's "Mirror Weekly", he has always had no party membership. On December 30 last year, he low-key submitted to the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei. The Municipal Party Headquarters applied to join the Democratic Progressive Party, and the recommender on the party application was Tsai Ing-wen.
The issue of whether Chen Jianren should join the party can be traced back to when he was nominated as a deputy leader candidate. On November 16, 2015, Tsai Ing-wen announced at a press conference that Chen Jianren was the deputy candidate for her partner election. Chen was asked if he would consider joining the Democratic Progressive Party? At that time, he replied: "I haven't considered this issue yet, but I have always had good cooperation with the entire team, and I also appreciate the team's drive and determination to bring Taiwan to a better future!"
A party member Sources said that Chen Jianren did not join the party when he was deputy leader, so except for the "general election", he rarely participated in political parties or electoral activities, and he was almost never seen standing for anyone, but whether he was in office or after leaving office, he He has always been an important consultation target for DPP officials and public officials.
Until Chen Jianren returned to work at Academia Sinica after resigning, he was still seen from time to time expressing his views on the epidemic, and even on public issues such as Nuclear IV, and even on food safety policies. DPP officials also took the initiative to ask for his help, "for the people." "He is of course an important asset for joining the party!" A senior DPP official said that now that Chen Jianren has joined the party, his reputation and status in society and within the party will be a great asset for the DPP in the "post-Tsai Ing-wen era." The strongest living chess game. (Source: Straits Herald new media compiled by Xue Yang)
