What is the relationship between the "King of Hualien" Fu Kunchi and the Kuomintang Party? During the Ma Ying-ju period, Fu Kunchi left the party and ran for election. During the Zhu Lilon era, she used her local factional power to help Zhu Lilon establish her voice in intra-party political disputes and let her influence spill over to Hualien and advance to the national level. She is now the convener of the Congress Committee and is leading the KMT's nomination arrangements for the 2026 local elections. The rise of Fu Kunchi can be said to be the highest level local factions can reach in contemporary Taiwan. It's a relationship where everyone gets what they want. Local factions need party nominations and resources to continue their power, and political parties need the votes of local leaders to maintain influence. But the alliance between local forces and political parties was never an oath of faith. In the past, Chen Mingwen, the leader of the Chai Lin faction, was not treated by the Kuomintang Party Central Committee for many years, so he decided to join the DPP with a gun. Chai District has become an important voting base for the DPP. Special writer Shay Dawn noted that on the negative side, local factions and central party elites have joined forces to create a frightening balance of mutual hostility. But on the plus side, it's a relationship where cooperation benefits both parties and takes what the other needs. Therefore, although both parties have "different dreams", they can often "sleep together"… Click the link to read the full text.

What is the relationship between the "King of Hualien" Fu Kunchi and the Kuomintang Party? During the Ma Ying-ju period, Fu Kunchi left the party and ran for election. During the Zhu Lilon era, she used her local factional power to help Zhu Lilon establish her voice in intra-party political disputes and let her influence spill over to Hualien and advance to the national level. She is now the convener of the Congress Committee and is leading the KMT's nomination arrangements for the 2026 local elections. The rise of Fu Kunchi can be said to be the highest level local factions can reach in contemporary Taiwan. It's a relationship where everyone gets what they want. Local factions need party nominations and resources to continue their power, and political parties need the votes of local leaders to maintain influence. But the alliance between local forces and political parties was never an oath of faith. In the past, Chen Mingwen, the leader of the Chai Lin faction, was not treated by the Kuomintang Party Central Committee for many years, so he decided to join the DPP with a gun. Chai District has become an important voting base for the DPP. Special writer Shay Dawn noted that on the negative side, local factions and central party elites have joined forces to create a frightening balance of mutual hostility. But on the plus side, it's a relationship where cooperation benefits both parties and takes what the other needs. Therefore, although both parties have "different dreams", they can often "sleep together"… Click the link to read the full text.