Source: Global Network
[Global Network Comprehensive Report Reporter Zhao Youping] United News Network, China Times News Network and other Taiwanese media reported on the 18th that Taitung County had a magnitude 6.5 earthquake last night, and many people were frightened in Taiwan. Li Qingsheng, the mayor candidate for the DPP Pingtung City (a county-level city) of the DPP, posted a Facebook post at the first time, saying, "Is this a sign of flipping Pingtung City ?" This move was criticized by netizens on the island for being cold-blooded, and the blue camp also criticized Li Qingsheng for only thinking about the election and treating natural disasters as jokes as "shameful". After causing controversy, Li Qingsheng himself said last night that he apologized to all offended people.
Li Qingsheng (data photo of China Times News Network)
According to United News Network , Li Qingsheng held his first fundraising dinner last night. Su Zhenchang, head of Taiwan's administrative agency, and Pingtung County Mayor Pan Meng'an , former county magistrate Cao Qihong and Pingtung County Mayor candidate Zhou Chunmi all came to the scene to "support". Unexpectedly, there was a strong earthquake in Taitung less than 3 hours after the meal. Not long after, Li Qingsheng's Facebook published an article to care about the people, "Are you okay, Pingtung villagers?" But the next sentence reads, "Is this a sign of turning over Pingtung City?" and attached an emoji with a crooked smile.
Li Qingsheng’s Facebook screenshot (now deleted). Photo from United News Network
United News Network said that in response to this, some netizens on the island said that why politics and earthquakes should be related. Chen Yang, a member of the Kuomintang Pingtung County, also criticized, "No matter the size of the earthquake, we immediately thought about whether it was family, friends, and whether there was a disaster in Taiwan. However, Li Qingsheng, the candidate for Pingtung mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, thought about it as an election, and regarded the earthquake as a sign of 'turning Pingtung', and undoubtedly regarded natural disasters as jokes, which is shameful!"
reported that after the controversy arose, the relevant text on Li Qingsheng's Facebook was taken down. The editor responsible for managing Li Qingsheng's Facebook issued an apology statement, saying that natural disasters should not be linked to politics. "Although there is no malicious intention in publishing the article, it still causes some people to feel uncomfortable. I am very sorry!" and said that he would be more cautious in the future. Some netizens found that there was a wrong word in the apology statement, and mistakenly wrote "caution" as "police and caution".
According to China Times News Network, Li Qingsheng himself also posted on Facebook at around 10 o'clock last night, saying that he apologized to all those offended by the post.
Under Li Qingsheng's apology post, some netizens on the island left a message saying, "I'll come to see the cold-blooded boy." ↓
Some netizens criticized Li Qingsheng, "Cold-blooded, vulgar, (taking) the suffering of the people as interesting!" ↓
Some netizens left a message saying, "The DPP really went crazy in election elections, which is sad." ↓
