Decisive battle in the capital! Shen Boyang lags behind Jiang Wanan by 1 indicator. Green Camp Taipei team’s 4 major priorities are exposed

With 16 days remaining in the capital battle, Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party will take leave from today (12th) to join the campaign. The Taipei Team of the Democratic Progressive Party also held its third expanded election meeting at noon to develop pre-election strategies. According to reports, facing the organizational and resource advantages of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, Shen Boyang still lags behind in terms of popularity. The final stage will focus on four major tasks: strengthening land warfare, fixing votes to urge votes, immediately refuting rumors, and supervising votes on polling day. He will also be alert to possible Chinese interference and negative attacks.

In an interview after the meeting, Wu Siyao, director-general of Shen Boyang's campaign, said that today all the city councilors and candidates of the "Taipei Team 25 Plus 1" are here. After all, Chiang Wanan is the current mayor and has abundant advantages and resources for the incumbent. Therefore, comprehensively strengthening land warfare and sticking to grassroots organizations are the top priorities. Secondly, "beware of fear" cannot be just a slogan. It must be implemented as supporters' actions to secure votes, urge votes, and canvass votes.

Wu Siyao said that in the last ten days or so, various negative attacks and foreseeable Chinese interference in the election may be manipulated again and again. Therefore, immediate refutation of rumors is also a key priority. The DPP parliamentarian team is not only a collection site of local information, but also an important collaborator in refuting rumors. In addition, the DPP will strengthen the deployment of manpower to monitor votes on polling day to ensure that all election work in the final stage is in place.

Regarding the meeting process, Wu Siyao recounted that Xu Guoyong, secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party, encouraged the team as the general director of the campaign, emphasizing that unity will bring opportunities and unity will lead to breakthroughs; Secretary-General of the Presidential Office Pan Meng'an participated in the expanded election meeting for the first time. Since President Lai Qingde, who is also the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, has another schedule, Pan represented Lai Qingde to convey blessings to the team.

Pan Meng'an mentioned at the meeting that recent cases such as deepfake videos, various methods that China may introduce, and prosecutorial and investigation agencies investigating illegal overseas funds have attracted attention. He emphasized that the administrative team will maintain the order of democratic elections and will not allow foreign or illegal forces to interfere in the election. Relevant law enforcement work will be strictly implemented to protect law-abiding candidates.

As for the layout of the air and land warfare in the final stage, Wu Siyao explained that Shen Boyang is good at air combat, and the team will continue to launch social videos, interactive policy review and other content; for the land warfare, it will strengthen ties with temples, local communities and district chiefs to consolidate grassroots organizations. Air and land combat are equally important, and no one can be neglected. "This time we can't just miss it by a little bit. Shen Boyang is just one vote short of you."

Wu Siyao also announced that the "Ocean Current Season" will be held at the 228 Peace Park this weekend, combining music performances, policy experiences and barrier-breaking activities. On Sunday, Shilin and Beitou Guandu Conference will be held. She called on supporters to actively claim road sections and reminded people participating in water sports to pay attention to safety, especially when sailing at night, and to pay attention to the relevant provisions of the election law to avoid breaking the law.

Wang Minsheng, chief convener of the Democratic Progressive Party of the Taipei City Council, said that all members and candidates were present to show their determination to unite and win the election. He emphasized that being vigilant and fearful is not just about the election situation. In the face of possible smears, rumors and negative attacks in the last 16 days, lawmakers and grassroots supporters will immediately clarify the situation and hope to call on more supporters to join in refuting the rumors.

DPP Taipei City Council candidate Gao Jiayu said that although the outside world believes that Shen Boyang is very popular, the Kuomintang has long-term advantages in the voter structure in Taipei City. Shen Boyang's current popularity is still about 5% to 6% behind Jiang Wanan. Shen must be known to more citizens in order to equal or even surpass him.