The Democratic Progressive Party Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Lai Ruilong's Industrial Support Association was established, and President Lai Qingde and Mayor Chen Qimai were present to support the event.
When President Lai Qingde, who is also the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, assisted in the election of county mayors, he emphasized several times that cooperation between the central and local governments can truly promote national development. Party insiders emphasize that this is not a blind appeal to "vote to the party but not the people", but to return to the actual governance results. From high-tech corridors, water resources management to sudden major crises, only the central and local governments can achieve synergistic effects. On the other hand, if the opposition leaders are deeply involved in personal political calculations and oppositional thinking, they will only slow down construction and sacrifice citizens' rights and interests.
Party insiders said that many blue and green county and mayor candidates have the status of legislators. Reviewing the performance of the Legislative Yuan in the past two years, the ruling party has made every effort to defend the budget, implement "Balanced Taiwan", and strive for various constructions from the standpoint of mutual benefit between the central and local governments. On the other hand, the opposition camp has pushed forward a number of bills with unconstitutional concerns such as amending the "Financial Planning Law", and has repeatedly boycotted and blocked the budgets of ministries and councils, thereby impacting local construction and welfare measures.
This person stressed that only by closely cooperating between blue and green in promoting national construction can Taiwan move forward steadily. In recent years, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi, Pingtung and other counties and cities have undergone significant transformations. The entry of high-tech industries, the transformation of local industries, and many major constructions all rely on the central inter-ministerial committee to assist in land acquisition and infrastructure construction, as well as cross-ministerial, cross-county and city integration. For example, the "String of Pearls Project" proposed by the president is to completely solve the long-term water demand in central and southern China through waterway connections.
Party insiders point out that the counties and cities under the Blue and White administrations display completely different governance logics. Taipei and Taichung have always been among the best in coordinating and allocating funds, but while accusing the central government of withholding financial resources resulting in insufficient education funding, they also promote free nutritious lunches to seize policy dividends. What's more, the Taichung MRT Blue Line is making rapid progress and "mosquito houses" have appeared in local areas. This is not a matter of political party color, but whether it is sincere in fighting for the rights and interests of citizens. If you only want to fight politically and oppose the central government, the citizens will still suffer in the end.
Party insiders further pointed out that in the face of sudden crises, the central government always rushes to rescue regardless of party affiliation. This is true for the Hualien Barrier Lake incident and the African swine fever response in Taichung. This is different from many current leaders in the blue and white who focus on personal political voice and competition for big positions. They only want to bring down the DPP and prevent the DPP from doing well. The DPP's appeal is not to blindly "vote to the party but not the people", but to benefit the people through the multiplier effect of concerted cooperation.
