Former DPP legislator Zheng Baoqing.

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[Reporter Zheng Shuting/Taoyuan Report] Zheng Baoqing, a former DPP legislator, ran for the mayor of Taoyuan last year as a non-party member. He was dissatisfied with Zhou Yukou’s accusation on the program that he took money from the Chinese Communist Party to run for the election, which caused him to be smeared by netizens and lost the election. He went to Taoyuan The district court filed a lawsuit and demanded 1 million yuan. The judge inspected the interview process of the program and found that Zhou Yukou did not accuse Zheng Baoqing of accepting money from the Communist Party, but "asked questions" during the interview. Zheng Baoqing hung up the phone without answering. Zhou Yukou It was only then that the question was raised, and Zheng Baoqing was a candidate for mayor, so this matter can also be judged by the public, so Zheng Baoqing's appeal was dismissed.

Zheng Baoqing claimed that on August 29 last year, two days after he announced his candidacy for mayor, Zhou Yukou invited Liu Yu and Shen Zhilin, the "four-pronged cats", to appear on the program he hosted, and called him for a televised interview. In the middle of the show, Zhou Yukou asked "Did you take money from the Communist Party" three times, and hung up the phone because he had other important matters to deal with, but Zhou Yukou deliberately said in a mocking tone on the show, "I dare not answer", "I asked him if he took money from the Communist Party." The Communist Party’s money, he hangs me up”, “If you don’t answer the key questions, then hang up the phone”, deliberately implying that he received money from the Communist Party, slandering him, and the content of the program was reported by many news media, which not only misled voters but also seriously Affect his election, and at the same time put forward comments from netizens and the status of billing as evidence.

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Zhou Yukou claimed that Zheng Baoqing was exposed to buy Internet army suspicions in the program that day. In order to verify Zheng Baoqing himself, she called Zheng Baoqing on the program and was informed that it was being broadcast live. Zheng Baoqing was interviewed and explained his ideas for running. "Did you take money from the Communist Party?" Zheng Baoqing hung up without answering, and then she commented on the program, "I dare not answer", "I hate this kind of political figure the most. After making a call, they don't answer key questions and then hang up." Cut off the phone", and then she called again, broadcasting Zheng Baoqing's response "If I, Zheng Baoqing, took one dollar from the Kuomintang and one dollar from China, I will die badly" and did not infringe Zheng Baoqing's rights.

The judge inspected the program process and found that Zhou Yukou did not accuse Zheng Baoqing of accepting money from the Communist Party at the time, but asked questions during the interview with Zheng Baoqing. Zheng Baoqing hung up the phone without answering. The follow-up comments were questioned because the interview was hung up. In addition, Zheng Baoqing was a candidate for mayor at the time, and Zhou Yukou's remarks were comments on matters that could be publicly commented, and did not infringe on Zheng Baoqing's right of reputation; direct causation.