Since being forced to resign from the position of chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, in order to prevent the position from falling into the hands of "nemesis" Lai Ching-te, Tsai Ing-wen has tried her best to delay time and find a replacement. But what she didn't expect was that she had done everything she could, but she didn't expect that her confidant actually turned against Lai Qingde at the last minute.
According to media reports on the island, Tai Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan, who was highly anticipated by Tsai Ing-wen, spoke out, and he has decided to fully support Lai Ching-te to run for the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party. As soon as these words were said, everyone within the DPP looked at each other. Zheng Wencan was a powerful general in Tsai Ing-wen's camp. How could he run over to support Lai Ching-te?
Zheng Wencan
In 2020, during the election of leaders in Taiwan, there were two major competitive camps within the Democratic Progressive Party, namely the "Tsai faction" led by Tsai Ing-wen and the "Lai faction" led by Lai Ching-te. In order to get his boss to power, the two sides fought hard, and Zheng Wencan was one of them. He supported Tsai Ing-wen at the time.
Later, Tsai Ing-wen was elected with a high vote, and Zheng Wencan, who had made contributions in protecting the emperor, was promoted all the way and became a celebrity in front of Tsai Ing-wen. When the two had the best relationship, Taiwanese media directly compared Zheng Wencan to the "Crown Prince of the East Palace", meaning that Zheng Wencan will "successfully succeed" after Tsai Ing-wen stepped down without any suspense. In fact, as Taiwan media said, subsequent development is indeed developing in a direction that is beneficial to Zheng Wencan. However, there are unexpected situations in the world, and Tsai Ing-wen encountered trouble at the critical moment.
In November this year, the DPP lost in the election competition with KMT . As the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, Tsai Ing-wen naturally bears the primary responsibility. Under the step-by-step attacks of other DPP forces and the Kuomintang, Tsai Ing-wen ultimately failed to withstand the pressure and chose to resign.
Tsai Ing-wen
However, Tsai Ing-wen kept a fuss. She knew that among those who opposed her, Lai Ching-te's "Lai rank" was the most active, so she secretly decided to say that she could not leave her position to Lai Ching-te. Looking around, Tsai Ing-wen saw Zheng Wencan and it was time to push himself, his staunch supporter, to the top.
In order to give Zheng Wencan the opportunity to shape his personal authority, Tsai Ing-wen recommended him as the "convener of the defeated review group." Zheng Wencan lived up to expectations and quickly adapted to work. He recruited troops in private to win the support of other factions of the Democratic Progressive Party, including Lai Ching-te, who has always sang against Tsai Ing-wen.
After receiving support from many factions, and Tsai Ing-wen was behind the scenes, it was a foregone conclusion that Zheng Wencan's succession, and Zheng Wencan himself also thinks so. However, I'm afraid even Zheng Wencan himself did not expect that this was the last highlight of his political career, because Lai Ching-te had been dormant in the dark.
Soon, it was reported on the island that Zheng Wencan was suspected of plagiarizing his master's thesis and asked Tsai Ing-wen to punish him. Tsai Ing-wen naturally refused, and Zheng Wencan was the first choice for successor in her heart. However, some people within the DPP obviously will not let Zheng Wencan have a better life and continue to make efforts.
Lai Ching-te
Shortly afterwards, the National Development Institute of Taiwan University issued a formal announcement that Zheng Wencan's thesis was indeed plagiarized and decided to revoke his master's degree. As soon as the news came out, Zheng Wencan immediately fell from the altar and was scolded for "low moral standards and flaws in personality". As for Tsai Ing-wen, who promoted him, naturally he did not escape the criticism of everyone, saying that he "appoints nepotism" and "disregards the trust of the people on the island."
Zheng Wencan's fall undoubtedly caused fatal damage to Tsai Ing-wen, because in a short period of time, she could not find a second person who could compete with Lai Ching-te. As expected, because Tsai Ing-wen made many mistakes but still did not repent, the "Tsai Group" became famous, and Lai Ching-te officially stepped onto the stage and launched a counterattack against Tsai Ing-wen.
At first, Lai Ching-te did not clearly state that he would run for the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, but repeatedly emphasized that he was "considering" and waiting for the situation to develop. Because other factions were dissatisfied with Tsai Ing-wen, they attacked Tsai Ing-wen's "Tsai faction" on issues such as "party gangsters", "paper plagiarism", "economic weakness", and "TSMC's US factory building". The "Tai Group" has weak power, and the Kuomintang is eyeing it outside the party, and it is soon beaten and retreated step by step.
Tsai Ing-wen (left) and Lai Ching-te (right)
The first to be hit was Xu Guoyong, the head of the Taiwan Ing-wen department. As one of Tsai Ing-wen's direct descendants, he was forced to resign for suspected collusion with gangs and has now been eliminated. Next is another backbone of the "Tai Group", Taiwan intelligence chief Chen Mingtong, who is currently facing "dismissal from public office" because of suspected of assisting Zheng Wencan in fraudulent papers. Finally, Tsai Ing-wen's "good partner" fighting side by side, Su Zhenchang, the head of Taiwan's administrative agency, is in a high position and most people cannot beat it. However, this is not difficult for Lai Ching-te's supporters.
Soon, a heavyweight of the DPP appeared. This person’s name is Zheng Baoqing . He is a DPP leader and has a strong influence. He angrily criticized Tsai Ing-wen and Su Zhenchang, saying that since Tsai Ing-wen has resigned from the position of party chairman due to defeat, Su Zhenchang must also resign from his position, otherwise voters will think that the DPP is shameless and Su Zhenchang is shameless, and the DPP will lose the election again because of losing the hearts of the people.
While attacking the two, Zheng Baoqing did not forget to pull Lai Ching-te, saying bluntly that the chairman of the DPP could not allow a person without credibility to serve as (his mocking Zheng Wencan), and that Lai Ching-te must come out to run for the party chairman.
Zheng Baoqing
It should be noted that Zheng Wencan, Xu Guoyong, Chen Mingtong, Su Zhenchang are all important figures in Tsai Ing-wen's camp. During this period, there were still many Tsai people who were held accountable for the "Tsai Group", and Tsai Ing-wen was really out of the blue.
Seeing that Tsai Ing-wen's men were defeated one by one, those who were not defeated chose to protect themselves. Perhaps they were worried about their future or reached some kind of deal in private. Without thinking, Zheng Wencan turned against Lai Ching-te directly and expressed his support for him as the party chairman.
Not only that, Zheng Wencan also said that there is only one candidate for the leader of Taiwan, that is Lai Ching-te. In other words, Zheng Wencan not only wants Lai Ching-te to steal the position of party chairman from Tsai Ing-wen, but also wants him to "take away" Tsai Ing-wen's current position as the leader of the Taiwan authorities.
Su Zhenchang
You must know that Tsai Ing-wen will not step down for two years. Zheng Wencan is really disgusting to speak at this time. It really comes true that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. As soon as Tsai Ing-wen encounters trouble, the former "Crown Prince of the East Palace" immediately changed her family and became a "traitor".
In addition to people from the "Tsai clan" like Zheng Wencan, who also supported Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party factions that supported Lai Ching-te also include Zhao Tianlin and Wang Dingyu of the "Yongyan Association" and Lin Jialong of the "Political Congress". For a time, the offense and defense were interchanged, and Lai Ching-te's "Lai Group" became the most dazzling existence in the Democratic Progressive Party, and Tsai Ing-wen's "Tai Group" was beaten to no aggression.
Tsai Ing-wen himself was pursued by other factions of the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party, and inside, people with the "Tsai" changed their minds as "traitors", or they directly blamed Tsai Ing-wen for being out of the game, or hid it to avoid the limelight, leaving only Tsai Ing-wen with a few minions to support her.
Xu Guoyong
Seeing that Tsai Ing-wen's power has been destroyed a lot, Lai Ching-te, who has been hiding behind to watch the show, is no longer hiding his ambitions. Recently, he announced that he will run for the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party. In addition, there are also news that Lai Ching-te will run for Tsai Ing-wen’s current position in two years, launching a “double challenge” to Tsai Ing-wen.
Tsai Ing-wen and his "Tsai Group" will have their current outcome, all because Tsai Ing-wen's rebellious actions during her tenure made the island mess, and colluded with foreign forces to stir up the Taiwan Strait, and she couldn't blame others! It is also revealed that no stubborn elements who are not conducive to "cross-strait unification and national unity" will end up not having a good ending.
