Gao Hongan Qiu Chen went abroad more than 11 times during his tenure! Internet budget surges, "big win over Lam Chi Kin"

Some netizens compiled the number of times Gao Hongan and Qiu Chenyuan went abroad in the past four years, and they were surprised to see that both the budget and the number of trips were significantly better than those of Lin Zhijian. (File photo, taken by reporter Hong Meixiu)

The election campaign has entered into the last 21 days. After the election, Hsinchu Mayor Gao Hong'an was asked to take first-level managers abroad to South Korea in mid-December for inspection. The outside world questioned whether it was a post-election "national celebration reward". Gao Hong'an's city government clarified that the trip in December was to continue the municipal administration and promote Hsinchu's internationalization. Some netizens compiled a summary of the four years Gao Hongan was in power. The mayor and acting mayor went abroad more than 11 times in total! However, former mayor Lin Zhijian only went abroad four times during his eight-year term, and the budget for overseas trips exploded from 3.26 million to 5.8 million during Gao Hongan's term. He said that Gao Hongan and Qiu Chenyuan spent public funds to go abroad, saying that it was fully spent.

Netizens compiled information and mentioned that Gao Hongan’s overseas travel record during his tenure as Mayor of Hsinchu includes Japan (Tokyo, Okayama City) visiting sister city Okayama City from September 4 to September 8, 2023, to inspect the water regime and disaster prevention system. On December 22, 2023, he led a delegation to visit the sister city of Cupertino, California, USA. At the end of April 2024, he will go to Da Nang, Vietnam, and lead the Hsinchu City charity team and government supervisors to communicate and attract investment. Go to Japan (Tokyo and Tohoku region) from March 16 to March 21, 2026 to cooperate with the city council’s overseas inspection, visit local governments and inspect smart cities. In addition, in mid-December 2026 (under planning) South Korea (Wonju City) will be invited to discuss cooperation in the smart medical industry and inspect digital governance.

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Vice Mayor Qiu Chenyuan, who has resigned, traveled abroad more frequently during his tenure as deputy mayor and acting mayor. In September 2024, he led a city government team to South Korea for official municipal inspections. In the autumn of 2024 (immediately after the trip to South Korea), he went to Japan to inspect urban construction and public facilities. In January 2025, a Palau government official visited Palau to expand marine and urban tourism exchanges. From February 18 to February 22, 2025, we will inspect Singapore’s smart transportation, youth exchanges, digital governance and sustainable policies. From August 30 to September 3, 2025, Australia (Victoria) focused on green sustainability and technological cities, and paid a return visit to the Victoria State Parliament. Around December 18, 2025 Japan (Kyushu, Kumamoto area) On the eve of resigning as agent, he led a team to inspect Sanrio Land facilities and returned to sister cities. But this does not include the number of times Qiu Chenyuan went abroad during his tenure as deputy mayor.

In response, the city government responded by thanking netizens for organizing and demonstrating the breakthroughs and fruitful results of the Gaohong'an city government team in urban diplomacy. In addition to having better exchanges and interactions with Japan, they also went to Australia to sign an MOU on innovation park cooperation with Ryde City to enhance the city's influence in international diplomacy.

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