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The Keelung mayoral election will be held in 2026. The current mayor Xie Guoliang will seek re-election, and the Democratic Progressive Party will nominate Tong Ziwei to run. The first live online debate took place in Taipei, where the two sides competed on the issues of Keelung MRT’s second-stage line and Taiwan Railway’s retention.
The first live webcast debate for Keelung mayoral candidates in 2026 was held in Taipei today. KMT candidate Hsieh Kwok-liang, who is seeking re-election, reiterated his "Tse Kwok-liang 12 Construction" achievements in the first stage of his political speech, and targeted DPP candidate Tong Zi. Wei's statement on the Keelung second-tier route issue has changed again and again. He originally said that the Taiwan Railway would be scrapped and replaced by MRT, but now he said that the Taiwan Railway should be retained. He also corrected Tong when he said he was wrong about the daily number of commuters at Keelung Station, emphasizing his policy of "Taiwan Railway will not withdraw from the station, and MRT will enter Anle."
Xie Guoliang said that he was very happy to participate in this event for the first time and expressed his gratitude to everyone. He thanked the citizens for giving him the opportunity to serve over the past four years. Even after two recall actions, the city government still worked tirelessly. He once again detailed the "Xie Guoliang 12 Construction" compiled by the team, including reducing traffic and pedestrian accidents, green zebra crossings on campus, and arcade decoration. The construction of Ping and Keelung MRTs started, more than 20 billion yuan in mechanical and electrical tenders were awarded, enterprises adopted characteristic bus booths, electric buses were stationed, one indoor children's playground in one district, one public daycare and day and night care services in one district, the municipal track and field stadium was rebuilt, the main library of the municipal library was completed, and Bisha Fishing Port won the first place in the country in promoting participation and investment by the Ministry of Finance.
He also questioned Tong Ziwei on the issue of the second-tier line between Keelung and Keelung. From the beginning of "scrap iron to Keelung", to now talking about replacing it with "double main lines", the statement has changed again and again, and the citizens can see it. Xie Guoliang pointed out that on December 18, 2024, Tong Ziwei mentioned in an exclusive interview that from Batu to Keelung, if the Taiwan Railway can be replaced by MRT, it will definitely be a good thing for Keelung. He mentioned, "Don't use temporary convenience to block the layout of future needs." Tong said that temporary convenience "refers to the railway, I think." Tong also said, "Only by using the existing Taiwan Railway track to plan the MRT can we truly create benefits."
Xie Guoliang said that in an exclusive interview with United Daily News in May this year, Tong Ziwei also said, "There is no need to acquire land or conduct an environmental impact assessment using the existing railway route. The MRT can reach the center of Keelung at the fastest speed." In July this year, in order to explain to the people of Anle District, Tong changed his statement and said that it would be replaced by a double main line, and then the urban part would still use railway tracks as the main line.
Time and time again, from the former city government to the present, the DPP just wants to "abolish Taiwan and replace it with MRT." Finally, under public pressure, Tong changed his tune last month and said he wanted to retain the Taiwan Railway.
Xie Guoliang also pointed out an error of Tong Ziwei. He said that Tong Ziwei mentioned in an exclusive interview with media person Huang Weihan that "the number of people who commute to and from work at Keelung Station of the Taiwan Railway is about 1,500." More than 19,000 people use the Taiwan Railway every day.
Xie Guoliang said that many tourists now take the Taiwan Railway directly to Keelung North Station, and then get off the train and walk 30 meters to the home port base of cruise ships such as the MSC Glory. Therefore, he emphasized the policy of "the Taiwan Railway will not leave the station, and the MRT will enter Anle".
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