When Jiang Wanan was running for re-election, the most frequently mentioned political achievements were "Huida, Fresh Milk, the Big Dome" and the latest Songshan Airport relocation. (File photo)
"Huida, fresh milk, and the Big Dome" were the political achievements that Chiang Wanan mentioned most often when he was running for re-election, and the relocation of Songshan Airport was his biggest new policy idea. According to the mayor, he initiated Huida and Songji was his careful consideration. He will use these two major AI development themes to lead Taipei City to create a future.
But comparing public records, Jiang Wanan told at least three lies in these two matters.
Lie 1: Who was behind Huida?
Jiang Wanan and his wife recently accepted an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong. His wife Shi Fanggen said that it was a Huida engineer friend the couple met in the United States who contacted Huang Renxun and prompted Huida to settle in Taipei.
A few days later, "Free Times" editor-in-chief Zou Jingwen exclusively quoted Huida insiders as saying: The negotiations were led from beginning to end by two global vice presidents, one in charge of real estate and one in charge of factory operations. After the negotiations were completed, they would report to Huang Renxun. This person commented on his engineer friend's statement: "It's incredible."
Whose statement is true? The Beijing Municipal Government issued a statement on November 2 to refute Zou Jingwen’s report. The statement read: The person who visited Jiang Wanan on November 18, 2025 and submitted a letter of investment intention on behalf of Huang Renxun was Scott Ekman, vice president of Huida Global Real Estate. The city government's own statement is consistent with Zou Jingwen's report; but when told to the mayor's wife's engineer friend, she felt sorry for him.
The Beijing Municipal Government's statement was in line with the reports; but when I told the mayor's wife's engineer friend, she felt sorry for coming. (Extracted from Taipei City Government)
Lie 2: Who slowed down Huida?
Jiang Wanan has always claimed that the implementation of Huida is his major political achievement, and the delay in progress is a problem between Ke City Government and Xinshou.
Zou Jingwen reported that Huida and Shin Kong Life Insurance signed a cooperation memorandum in May 2025. The transfer of surface rights could have been completed in July or August, but the Taipei City Government forcibly intervened and the signing was ultimately delayed until February this year.
The city government also admitted that Xin Shou applied twice to transfer the surface rights to Huida on July 9 and 16, 2025, but the city government responded with a letter of disapproval on the following day. The city government's reason at the time was that the contract stipulated restrictions. If the project changed the regulations, it would be a crime of profiteering. However, when Xinshou agreed to terminate the contract and take back the surface rights, the city government immediately assigned the surface rights to Huida.
At first it was said that it could not be dealt with on an ad hoc basis, but later it was dealt with on an ad hoc basis. This investment case, which the city government had delayed for half a year, suffered from Huida and Xin Shou, who were pursuing business efficiency, and enriched Jiang Wanan, who was selfishly striving for re-election.
The city government's investment project, which has been delayed for half a year, has suffered from Huida and Xinshou, who pursue business efficiency, and enriched Jiang Wanan, who is selfishly fighting for re-election. (File photo)
Lie 3: Who is rushing to express Song Ji’s political views?
When Chiang Wanan ran for the mayor of Taipei for the first time in 2022, he criticized Green Camp’s Songshan Airport relocation proposal as being “hastily put forward right after the election.” Four years later, on October 8, before running for re-election, he proposed to relocate the pine machines and build a 300-hectare AI park.
Faced with the question of "election manipulation," Jiang Wanan produced an official document sent to the Ministry of Transportation in 2023, emphasizing that the city government had already raised the issue. However, that official document requested the central government to include relocation in its assessment, but the city government’s own plan has yet to be moved. On November 2, Kuomintang councilor Qin Huizhu held a public hearing. The Industrial Development Bureau could not tell the specific contents of the park. The Park Office even admitted that it only started planning after the mayor’s announcement on October 8.
According to Jiang Wanan’s own standards in 2022, this is exactly what “hastily proposed as soon as the election comes.” What's more, he had previously declared that he would "co-govern the two norths" with Li Sichuan. However, after Li Sichuan proposed the political idea of "extending the neutralization and liberation line to Songji", it didn't take long for Jiang Wanan to launch the political idea of "relocating Songji" to slap Li Sichuan in the face.
Jiang Wanan said he was familiar with municipal administration? I really dare to speak.
At this time, Jiang Wanan proposed to loosen the machine and relocate it, which was really hasty. (Central News Agency file photo)
Jiang Wanan asked A and B, the municipal government cannot withstand the test
Huida's negotiations were led by the global vice president, but the mayor's family said it was facilitated by personal relationships. The transfer of land rights was delayed for half a year due to the city government's decision, and was finally listed as a political achievement of the mayor. In 2022, it was criticized that the relocation of Songji was "hastily proposed just after the election." This year, the mayor himself proposed it before the election, and the city government did not plan in advance.
Before voting, voters need to judge whether the mayor's claims about his performance and political views are credible. Jiang Wanan's municipal government asked A and B questions everywhere. Even on the two biggest municipal issues, Huida and Songji, Jiang Wanan's explanations could not stand the test.
(The author is a business analyst)
