Video of Ruling DPP Lawmaker Goes Viral on Chinese Social Media

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Ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Wang Shih-chien became an internet sensation after a Chinese social media account spliced and parodied his speeches into a viral song. But some are suspicious of how the song depicts Taiwan.

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00:00A song spliced together from clips of a Taiwanese ruling party lawmaker

00:03has gone viral on Chinese-speaking social media.

00:18A Chinese content creator used bytes from DPP lawmaker Wang Sijian to make the song.

00:24They're from speeches Wang made as a Taipei city councillor,

00:27criticizing former Taipei mayor Ke Wenze.

00:29Other DPP members are panning the song and its popularity

00:32as part of a Chinese social media strategy meant to make Taiwan look bad.

00:37Beijing sees Wang's party, the DPP, as a pro-independence force

00:41threatening its claim over Taiwan.

00:43Wang himself has downplayed the song's popularity.

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