Student Deletes Dorm Tour Post After Political Backlash; Wu Szu-yao Says Division Was Not Intended

A student’s enthusiastic tour of a new dormitory turned into an online political dispute after Democratic Progressive Party legislator Wu Szu-yao joined the conversation.

The student had posted on Threads that the National Chengchi University dormitory had been unexpectedly impressive, highlighting private rooms and separate wet and dry bathroom areas. Wu commented that the facilities came from the new-dormitory campaign she had helped initiate and that Taiwan’s Ministry of Education had promoted.

The student then said they did not want politics brought into the post. The response triggered criticism from users, including accusations that the student was an ungrateful “democracy rich kid.” The student subsequently deleted the post.

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This was not my intention.

Wu addressed the controversy before registering for the new legislative session. She said she hoped people would return to a rational discussion of public policy, arguing that the new-dormitory campaign had been developed over eight years and created better living environments for students.

Wu said online posts showing students’ experiences had also demonstrated the results of the construction program and encouraged those working on the policy. She added that officials would continue working on shortcomings, incomplete facilities and schools that had not yet joined the initiative. The online dispute, she said, had shifted attention away from the policy and created divisions, neither of which was the campaign’s purpose.

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I hope everyone can return rationally to a discussion of public policy.