Taiwan’s public opinion organization, the Social Welfare and Health Environment Committee, reviewed the budget of the director of the health and welfare department on the morning of the 22nd. Chen Shizhong responded to the media before the meeting and said that regarding the phrase "what else", he believed that he did not speak well. Reporter Chen Zhengxing/Photography
Chen Shizhong apologized again? People's Party believes that Chen Shizhong continues to respond to public doubts with an arrogant attitude, cover up the wrong vaccine policy, and even ask "what else?" He is worthy of being awarded the "Walking Bell Award". Two days later, Chen Shizhong softened his tone. Regarding the sentence "what else", he said that he did not speak well. Chen Shizhong utters wise words from time to time, but after some time, he will always "correct" it. However, his "apology" is quite calculated. For example, when Gao Jiayu asked him to apologize, he relied on the "green committee" to get things done. This forced Gao Jiayu not only to wait for an apology, but also to come forward to correct the aftermath.
In response to the command center opening up high-end vaccines to mix with the mRNA vaccine, many people have become "four-dose warriors." DPP "legislator" Gao Jiayu recently said in a political commentary program that people who take high-end vaccines need to take supplementary doses with international certification. The vaccine has caused inconvenience, and the Tsai administration should apologize; Chen Shizhong immediately said, "There is nothing to apologize for."
Wang Renxian, chairman of the Taiwan Epidemic Prevention Society, criticized the command center for "treating high-end products as water"; Chen Shizhong responded, "What else?" This attitude made the People's Party look down upon it, and directly criticized Chen Shizhong for simply being awarded the "Walking Bell Award" ". When Chen Shizhong saw that the situation had escalated, he admitted that the words "what else to do" were indeed poorly spoken. This incident of gaffe was also easily overcome.
In fact, Gao Jiayu, Wang Renxian and the People's Party are all talking about the same thing about high-end vaccines. The Tsai administration's wrong vaccine policy has caused great inconvenience to the people who support Taiwan-made vaccines. Gao Jiayu is down to earth and faithfully reflects the voice of the grassroots. , Tsai's administration's apology may only be able to slightly resolve public resentment, but it is what should be done.
But after being the commander for a long time, how could the powerful Chen Shizhong only listen to Gao Jiayu’s words? I saw all the "Green Committee" fighting for the page, taking the initiative to defend Chen Shizhong, saying that Gao Jiayu's request for Chen Shizhong to apologize for the vaccine policy was deliberately misinterpreted by the media. Gao will respond and clarify through social accounts, and the party group will also support Gao Jiayu's follow-up Clarify the statement.
Sure enough, Gao Jiayu "obediently" made another explanation, but it seemed like rushing a duck. She said that she did not mean that Chen Shizhong must apologize, but that there would be variables in "governing" because of overseas policies and vaccine policies. The impact of people leaving Taiwan was “something that the administrative department could not have foreseen”... What she meant was that in terms of time and preparation, everyone would have more time to prepare. “If this part causes inconvenience, You can express your apology, but it doesn’t mean that the supervisor must apologize, it just shows your attitude towards everyone’s inconvenience.”
It's okay that Gao Jiayu didn't say anything. This "unnatural" supplementary explanation not only made it unclear what she was talking about, but also made people confused why Chen Shizhong didn't have to apologize, or why the Tsai administration didn't apologize. But for Chen Zhong, this was enough. Gao Jiayu's supplementary explanation saved him the trouble of apologizing.
But Chen Shizhong bluntly replied to the doubters, "What else?" This sentence gave people a really bad impression. After careful calculation, Chen Shizhong chose this sentence to "apologize". He said that he really said this sentence. It's not good, but that's all. How much "apology" is there in it? Those who understand understand very well that Chen Shizhong actually did not mean to apologize. What he felt was that he was apologizing because he did not put his words in a nicer way. He still has the final say on the vaccine policy, and there is no room for outsiders to comment.
A fake apology allowed Chen Shizhong to weather another political storm. Can you say that he is not an unprecedented political genius?
