Legislator Tsai Shih-ying Announces He Won't Run Again 補正論文.全力輔選 蔡適應不競選連任

DPP legislator Tsai Shih-ying's National Taipei University's doctoral dissertation was caught up in a plagiarism scandal during the mayoral election last year. The university said Tsai can retain his doctorate, but needs to add the missing citations. Tsai announced that he will not run for legislator re-election in 2024.

Tsai Shih-ying, Legislator (DPP): “I have talked about this with my good friends who care about me. I think they all understand my thoughts. The most important thing to me is that Taiwan and Keelung remain in good standing. I feel like I can accomplish more important jobs by taking on different roles. So I will try my best to help the presidential campaign.”

Tsai emphasized that he made his decision after careful consideration. He lost the mayoral election last year. During the campaign, Tsai was accused of pressuring the Ministry of National Defense to sell land at a cheap price, and he was also suspected of disputes with the mafia. His announcement was interpreted by others as trying to stop the bleeding and avoid affecting DPP's legislative election. 

民進黨立委蔡適應表示：「我有跟所有關心適應的好朋友都有談過，我想他們都能理解適應的想法，我最重要的是希望台灣好、基隆好，適應會覺得我在不同的角色可以扮演更多重要的工作，所以我會努力做好輔選的工作。」

蔡適應強調是經審慎思考做出的決定。由於去年市長選戰落敗，選戰期間也捲入施壓國防部售地案，及與黑道糾葛疑雲，蔡適應宣布不參選連任，也被外界解讀，在為爭議案後座力止血，避免波及立委選舉。