Hou Youyi shouts: Unity is the same as faith, and at a critical juncture, Terry Gou will speak out for election | Hou Youyi | Terry Gou
According to the Taiwan media's China Times News Network, the KMT held a full Congress on July 23 and formally nominated Hou Youyi, the mayor of New Taipei, as a candidate for the KMT's Taiwan leader election, but the Guo faction did not fully attend, and Hualien County Mayor Xu Zhenwei did not show up, causing concern.
According to a report from Hong Kong's China News Agency, on the morning of that day, Terry Gou posted on Facebook stating that the true will of the people will always outweigh the will of the party, emphasizing that "although millions of people will go, I will continue to go," which was interpreted as a declaration of his determination to run until the end.
Regarding Terry Gou's statement that "public opinion is greater than the will of the party", Hou You yi responded on July 23 that he will unite the strength of everyone, and most importantly, have a consistent belief. "Since we have the same belief, let's unite together.".
Earlier, the China Times criticized in an article that from beginning to end, the demands of the pro Guo faction were unclear and could not prove the advantage of "changing marquises". Therefore, they should not act frequently under the table, tearing apart unity and forcing Hou Youyi to face constraints from within the party while fighting against green and white artillery fire. In this situation, no amount of effort would be twice the result.
It is worth mentioning that on July 23rd, Hou Youyi and Han Guoyu arrived at the venue of the National Congress together, and before entering, the two of them gave interviews together. Hou Youyi said that Han Guoyu attended today's conference and was deeply moved. In the election four years ago, he did not do enough and was very "malicious" towards Han. However, in the face of the upcoming election, the two of them share the same belief. "Thank you very much, brothers Guoyu, and we will work together again."
According to the Hong Kong Central Review Agency, the climax of the National Congress came at the end, with Han Guoyu, Lu Xiuyan, and Hou Youyi's "Bald, Swallow, and Man" group reuniting again. The three of them held hands with each other, symbolizing unity and making the whole venue lively with joy. The combination of "Bald, Swallow, and Han" appeared for the first time in the 2018 county mayor election, with Han Guoyu, Lu Xiuyan, and Hou Youyi all elected with high votes as the three "direct mayors" of Kaohsiung, Taichung, and New Taipei. Later, due to South Korea's transition to the 2020 election, Hou was considered to have kept a distance from South Korea, and the group never reappeared. After 5 years, the three of them reunited, making the outside world feel the support of Han Guoyu and Lu Xiuyan for Hou Youyi.