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Jiang Wanan has recently received attention and doubts from the outside world due to his performance in parliamentary inquiries and food safety issues on campus in Beishi.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan went to the political commentary program "News Face to Face" this evening to receive an exclusive interview with Xie Zhenwu. Regarding Chiang Wanan being ridiculed for "Yin Wei's answer", "memorizing manuscripts", and "reading tablets", Chiang responded that reading tablets and memorizing manuscripts cannot happen at the same time, and he responded as clearly as possible one by one. As for the recent questions about food safety on campus in Beishi, Jiang Wanan still said that the supply of seafood will be stopped until November and has nothing to do with the election.
Jiang Wanan was once exposed and questioned about wanting to watch a "small tablet", and was even accused of being a puppet mayor. Chiang responded that during parliamentary inquiries, questions must be answered immediately, and it must be explained immediately. If a member of the Democratic Progressive Party had asked about the communist espionage case, he would have replied that "the Democratic Progressive Party has also been investigated." Municipal issues will also be explained as clearly as possible one by one. In the next 39 days, they will be sorted out very completely and clearly, and through various channels and platforms, the public will have a clear understanding of some of the changes they may be accustomed to now.
In addition, Xie Zhenwu also asked, some people questioned, "Why do staff or heads of bureaus stand aside? Is it overprotection?" Jiang Wanan said that whether it is the parliament or the Legislative Yuan, the heads of bureaus are familiar with the business. Of course, they will answer the technical details, while the mayor controls the general direction of policies and important decisions. It is a professional division of labor.
Jiang Wanan believes that it is definitely not the head of the bureau who responds on his behalf or is overly protective. Watching many videos of parliamentary inquiries, it is clear that when it comes to political issues, he must be on the front line to respond to questions from members. This has always been the norm in the parliamentary inquiry process, and the answers are based on the division of labor of their respective businesses.
As lunch food safety in Taipei City continues to explode, Jiang Wanan said that stopping the supply of seafood has nothing to do with the election. He must listen to the professional opinions of the lunch box union, emphasizing that the quality will not be compromised, and he also emphasized that he will make clarifications and counterattacks, and he will still do a good job in food safety.

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