Ko Chien-ming's Wife Defended After Book Misrepresents Protest Role; Critic Accused of 'Eating Human Blood Steamed Buns'

A controversy has erupted over allegations that Taiwan People's Party Chairman Ko Chien-ming misrepresented his former colleague Hung Tzu-yung in his new book. Ko's book, "Moving Forward Towards the Light," claims that during a 2018 protest over labor law amendments, he was the only one left "persisting" while allies like Hung Tzu-yung and Freddy Lim "left first."

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Cho Chien-ting really is amazing, to actually use his wife's miscarriage from eight years ago for political attacks. He's eating human blood steamed buns, not even sparing his own flesh and blood.

Hung Tzu-yung's husband, New Taipei City Councilor Cho Chien-ting, fiercely refuted Ko's account. Cho revealed a deeply personal and painful detail: Hung Tzu-yung had suffered a miscarriage at the time and was in a fragile physical condition. Despite this, she remained at the protest until it was cleared by police in the early morning hours. Cho accused Ko of distorting history and portraying Hung as a traitor to build his image as a "lone hero."

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What nonsense are you talking about? My wife was misrepresented in a book, and her husband helped tell the truth. You call that eating human blood steamed buns? You dare to say it, but I dare not listen. Ko Chien-ming has such rotten supporters like you, who can openly lie and still defend him, which is why he has become like this.

The situation escalated when a supporter of Ko's party, using the online handle "Little Grass," criticized Cho on social media. The supporter accused Cho of "eating human blood steamed buns" by using his wife's miscarriage for political attacks. This comment was met with widespread condemnation from netizens and other public figures.

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Ko Chien-ming's book accuses Hung Tzu-yung, who had just miscarried, of running away from the protest. You think this is 'Moving Forward Towards the Light.' Hung Tzu-yung's husband reveals his wife protested in the rain while suffering a miscarriage, and you call it 'human blood steamed buns.' Let's see what the supporters of the 'white powder' opinion leaders think.

Several prominent individuals, including Taipei City Councilor Miao Poya and political commentator Lee Cheng-hao, denounced the "Little Grass" comment. They argued that Cho was merely clarifying the truth after Ko's book misrepresented the events. Many online commenters also criticized Ko's supporters for defending his alleged misrepresentation and accused Ko of using others' experiences to promote himself.

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Are you an idiot? Everyone chose not to talk about this matter. It was only after seeing Ko Chien-ming's 'new' book distorting the facts that all parties involved were forced to reveal the truth. How trashy do you have to be to say something like that?