Raising the stakes in the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) party chairmanship race, the pan-blue old guard yesterday threw its support behind Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (
In campaign ads issued by the Ma camp yesterday, pan-blue camp heavyweights such as former premier Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村) and New Party old guard Hsu Li-lung (許歷農) both give Ma their endorsement.
Speaking at a gathering of ROC Military Academy alumni yesterday, Hau urged fellow veterans and retired servicemen to vote for Ma. Hau has "always been supportive," said Ma at the gathering, adding that prior to announcing his decision to enter the KMT's July 16 chairmanship election, he had first outlined his visions for the party to Hau.
PHOTO: CHIEN JUNG-FUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
In the campaign advertisement, Hau emphasizes that this chairmanship election is a test of the candidates' vision and character and urged party members to keep a close eye on the election to ensure that it's clean.
Ma is a person of integrity and superior character, Hau says in the advertisement, emphasizing Ma's education, administrative experience and international perspective. Ma's image of being anti-"black gold", or tough on corruption, and his ability to stay above factional disputes make him the ideal choice to represent the KMT's new image, Hau said.
With regard to cross-strait rel-ations, Hau said that "only Ma Ying-jeou can take up the challenge of fighting against Taiwanese independence and the responsibility of seeking mutual benefit in cross-strait affairs."
Besides Hsu and Hau, the Ma camp's advertisements also feature endorsements from former Minister of Finance Wang Chien-shien (王建火宣), Taipei City Council Speaker Wu Bi-chu (吳碧珠) and KMT legislators Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) and Low Shih-Hsiung (李復興).
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