Kuo Shu-min of the China Times Express, a longtime observer of the KMT, says that controversy over James Soong goes back to the days when the KMT ruled over Taiwan and repressed all opposition.
主跑國民黨新聞多年、中時晚報政治新聞中心主任郭淑敏說，宋楚瑜的爭議性是國民黨一黨獨大時代，封閉的政治環境造成。