Chen Jianxian shouted support from the platform. Qiu Chenyuan thanked the "power of kindness": he will work hard to maximize votes.

Chen Jianxian (middle), Qiu Chenyuan (3rd from right) and other candidates raised their hands in the air and led their supporters to shout "frozen garlic". (Provided by President Qiu Chenyuanjing)

Chen Jianxian, deputy county magistrate of Hsinchu County and former chairman of the Hsinchu County Party Committee of the Kuomintang, expressed his support on the platform. Qiu Chenyuan, candidate for Zhubei mayor of the People's Party, expressed his deep gratitude. He said that deputy magistrate Chen has been deeply involved in the local area for many years and has extremely rich political experience. He has given him a lot of guidance and suggestions. He is also grateful for this support and recognition of the "power of kindness".

Qiu Chenyuan said that the promotion of municipal and county administration has always been "regardless of color and party." He recalled that when he served as the deputy mayor of Hsinchu City, he had specific and close cooperation experience with Deputy County Mayor Chen on many county and city cooperation issues, including the cross-domain construction of the Jingguo Bridge alternative road, Provincial Highway 61 and its alternative road. He looks forward to continuing to expand this tacit understanding of cooperation in the future, so that county and municipal governments can be more seamlessly connected.

Qiu Chenyuan responded to the KMT's discussion of using party discipline to restrain relevant public opinion representatives and would not comment on other party affairs, but he always firmly believes that local affairs and municipal development require cross-party efforts. As a candidate nominated by the Popular Party, he will continue to strive for the broadest recognition and support, break down party barriers, strive to maximize votes, and embrace the final victory with a cautiously optimistic attitude.

In addition, Qiu Chenyuan also specially invited citizens to participate in the rally held tomorrow (8th) at the Xianzheng 6th Road Plaza in front of the Hsinchu County Government. He said that including the founding chairman of the People's Party Ko Wenzhe, the current party chairman Huang Guochang, as well as party county and city heads, the Legislative Yuan caucus and the People's Party candidates from all over the country will gather in Zhubei to combine publicity in the form of a concert, a creative food market and a parent-child air mattress castle to show the momentum of Taiwan's support for Qiu Chenyuan.