Su Zhenchang said that Taiwan and the Sahara were "short of water", netizens on the island satirized: the geography teacher cried
[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Taiwan’s water conditions are tight. When Taiwan’s "Executive President" Su Zhenchang went to Shimen Reservoir to inspect the water conditions on the 26th, he said that "Taiwan and the Sahara Desert have the same latitude" and should be short of water. "In this case.
As soon as this remark came out, there was a ridicule on the social forum on the island, "The geography teacher cried" and "It turns out to blame the people for wasting water?"
According to a report from "United Daily News" on the 26th, Su Zhenchang instructed relevant units to retain water resources. He mentioned that the leakage of tap water has not been improved for more than a decade.
During the inspection, he said that people can not eat for 3 days, but not drink water for 3 days. "Water is very important, but Taiwanese people feel that there is no shortage of water, and they even suffer from flooding. In addition, the price of water is cheap. Let Taiwanese do not know how to save water."
He pointed out that Taiwan is in a water-scarce environment. "Because the place at the same latitude as Taiwan is the Sahara Desert in Africa and the Arabian Desert in the Arabian Peninsula, Taiwan should be short of water, but God treats Taiwan very well. ".
Su Zhenchang said that there have been typhoons around Taiwan, and there are 268 high mountains above 3000 meters in Taiwan. "When a typhoon comes in, it will be broken, and the rain will stay. Taiwan’s water is good for God’s face, but Taiwan has not kept God. The treasure left to us, we have not built it properly."
On the island's social media, many comments were dissatisfied with Su Zhenchang's words.
Some people explain with more scientific comments that although Taiwan and the Sahara are at the same latitude, the climate and latitude have little relationship. "The lack of water depends on the topography, climate, currents and other factors." Taiwan’s water shortage is due to its steep terrain. Uneven precipitation.
More people ridiculed, “The President of the Executive Yuan doesn’t even understand Taiwan’s geography. Is it time to resign?” “Is this at the lower limit of academic knowledge?” “Even so, there will still be voters’ support” and “DPP supporters” The level is very matched."
Taiwanese media recently claimed that the absence of typhoons this year was one of the reasons for water shortages, and the storage capacity of many reservoirs has drastically reduced, making it the largest drought in 56 years.
The Taiwan Air Force has sent transport planes for artificial rainfall.
(Li Yao)