Labeled 'Data Request Voldemort', Jan Shu-pei Fires Back: Jiang Wan-an is Essentially the 'Taipei Version of Yi Guangyang'

Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan-an recently clashed verbally with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Jan Shu-pei during a council session over the budget for sunshades in the Xinyi District. Jiang described Jan as the 'Data Request Voldemort,' igniting an ongoing political battle in the council. In response, Jan posted on Facebook today, criticizing Jiang for failing to directly answer questions raised by councilors during oversight duties. Instead, she accused him of using nicknames and labels to divert attention from substantive policy disputes to personal attacks—making him essentially the 'Taipei version of Yi Guangyang.'

Jan explained that her line of questioning in the council focused on why the NT$7.44 million sunshade project budget had surged by NT$35 million within just three months, why the budget was split into separate items, and why documents provided by the city government were missing pages. She criticized Jiang for failing to address these issues point by point, instead attacking her with the 'Data Request Voldemort' label, which she said disrespects the councilor's legal right to oversight.

When Kuomintang (KMT) councilors came to Jiang's defense during questioning—citing city staff working late nights due to excessive data requests, with one even suffering a traffic accident from exhaustion—Jan pushed back. She accused KMT councilors of not fulfilling their duty to supervise city affairs or protect public interests, but instead aligning with Jiang to collectively attack and smear her for exercising her legal oversight role.

Jan pointed out that when the city government cannot answer questions, it mobilizes what she called a 'nanny squad' to gang up on the questioner—this, she said, is Jiang's way of handling scrutiny. She questioned how this differs from the bullying culture society opposes: attacking those who ask questions when you can't answer, and hiding controversies behind nicknames when you can't explain policies.

Jan also referenced the recent controversy involving Yi Guangyang, son of legislator Wan Meiling, who faced public backlash for giving classmates derogatory nicknames. She noted that society widely agrees that labeling and name-calling are immature forms of communication and should not be the attitude public figures adopt when facing differing opinions.

She criticized Jiang, as Taipei's mayor, for not responding constructively to legislative oversight, but instead deflecting with nicknames and mobilizing party-affiliated councilors to gang up on her. Jan stated bluntly that it's no wonder more people are questioning whether Jiang is essentially the 'Taipei version of Yi Guangyang.'

Jan emphasized that what citizens truly care about is not political mudslinging, but how city budgets are formulated and executed. She reiterated: Why is the NT$7.44 million sunshade so expensive? Why did the budget surge by NT$35 million? Why was it split? She asserted that Jiang has not answered a single one of these core questions.

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