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TV host Kevin Tsai faces backlash over Shen event

Summary by Taipei Times
Taiwanese television host Kevin Tsai (蔡康永) has faced a backlash in China after he on Sunday attended the opening of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen’s (沈伯洋) campaign headquarters.Shen has been called a “staunch Taiwanese independence separatist” by the Chinese Co

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(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Han Jong-gu = After famous Taiwanese broadcaster Tsai Kang-yung attended an election event for the Taipei mayoral candidate of the ruling anti-China Democratic Progressive Party...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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On April 4, renowned TV host Kevin Tsai appeared at the founding ceremony of the campaign headquarters of DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Po-yang. In an interview, he stated that he was only there to learn about the different candidates' political views, but this sparked a wave of boycotts on the Chinese internet. In response, Mayor Chiang Wan-an stated in an interview today (April 5) that he called on mainland China to respect Taiwan's free a…

·New York, United States
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Taiwan will hold its "Nine-in-One" elections at the end of next month. On Sunday (4th), Shen Po-yang, the DPP's Taipei mayoral candidate, held the establishment ceremony of his campaign headquarters. The appearance of host Tsai Kang-yong sparked discussion and boycotts among Chinese netizens. Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Chinese state-run media outlet *Global Times*, commented on Monday (5th) regarding Tsai Kang-yong's appearance at t…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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