Recently, I learned that two anonymous letters (one in English, the other in Chinese) have circulated in West Windsor in which the author(s) made fabricated and malicious attacks on me and several Chinese American community leaders. I am very disappointed to see this now-familiar tactic of lies and nasty personal assaults degrade our community, where we strive to encourage constructive truthful dialogue and voter participation.
Every allegation in the anonymous letter is false. I have reported this incident to the proper authorities. Defamatory smear campaigns have no place in the democratic processes of a collegial community.
I ask the anonymous writer(s) to publicly take responsibility for their actions. Let’s use this libel as a teachable moment for our children of how to engage in public discourse with dignity and respect.
We may not agree on political views and positions, but we should all agree upon what moral standards we stand on: integrity, honesty, and justice.
So I will continue, as I always have, to wage a positive campaign for West Windsor Township Council on the issues of most concern to our residents. I welcome your suggestions and ask you to join me in making West Windsor a better place to live.
— Yingchao “YZ” Zhang
Zhang is a candidate for the open seat on West Windsor Council
