What's the score for the Keelung mayoral debate? Tong Ziwei: It’s up to the public to judge whether it’s good or bad

The Keelung Mayoral Election Webcast Debate was held for the first time in the history of Keelung Local Autonomy. Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang, who is seeking re-election, and Keelung Mayoral Candidate Tong Ziwei of the Democratic Progressive Party participated in the debate. Tong Ziwei and Xie Guoliang focused on discussions on Keelung’s municipal vision and transportation construction, and the two sides had each other’s offense and defense. The reporter asked Tong Ziwei how he would rate himself and his opponent? Tong Ziwei said that citizens should be asked to rate this. He said that the debate time was limited after all, and could not fully explain the municipal vision. He believed that he was talking about policies, while his opponents were shaping political opponents. It was a pity that the construction of Keelung MRT was related to the development of Keelung in the next few decades. He wanted to explain the policies clearly for the people to choose, but his opponents used them as policy offense and defense.

The Keelung mayoral election will be held on November 28. In the Keelung mayoral election, Keelung mayor Xie Guoliang of the Kuomintang, Tong Ziwei, the Keelung mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, and Wei Zaowen, who is not a party member, have registered to run for the Keelung mayoral election. Convergence News Network will hold a live webcast debate of the Keelung mayor from 12:00 to 13:20 today, inviting Tong Ziwei and Xie Guoliang to face off.

After the meeting, Tong Ziwei said that his performance in the debate and the performance of his opponents should be rated by the citizens of Keelung. After all, the debate time is limited and it is impossible to fully describe the municipal vision, but the citizens can be rated, which is more objective.

Tong Ziwei further pointed out that the biggest difference between him and his opponents is that he talks about policies, while his opponents are shaping political opponents. What he discusses is Keelung’s current situation and future development vision. Xie Guoliang first shaped us as political opponents. He wants to return to the blue-green duel. Keelung is already lonely. For so long, the common belief of Keelung people is the determination to change Keelung. His opponents have been focusing on tearing down Taiwan Railway, which he feels is meaningless. He thinks about the Keelung MRT, which is crucial to the future development of Keelung. He feels that it is a pity that his opponents have turned the Keelung MRT into political offense and defense.

Tong Ziwei questioned whether the Keelung City Government has the ability to independently afford the construction of an MRT? The Keelung City Government does not even have an MRT contracting or design unit, nor does it even have the construction capacity. The Keelung City Government must cooperate well with the central government. This is a policy issue, and it also involves cross-county and city cooperation. I hope that Keelung’s future can connect the two provinces.

Tong Ziwei said sincerely that during this period, he has appeared on various major programs, hoping that programs with different attributes and different audiences can feel his determination to change Keelung. Whenever he has the opportunity, he is very willing to talk about the municipal vision and the future of Keelung. Keelung's future does not need to be packaged with the Keelung MRT route. He criticized that Xie Guoliang did not put forward any political opinions on Keelung's construction in two consecutive elections. He either sent electric motorcycles or attacked Keelung MRT and demolished the Taiwan Railway. This is not helpful to Keelung's development at all.