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BackShen Boyang's founding meeting will be held on the 4th, and heavyweights such as Lai Qingde are expected to attend.
Shen Boyang's founding meeting will be held on the 4th, and heavyweights such as Lai Qingde are expected to attend.
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Shen Boyang's founding meeting will be held on the 4th, and heavyweights such as Lai Qingde are expected to attend.

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  • DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang will hold a campaign headquarters inauguration meeting on the 4th.
  • President Lai Ching-te, Vice President Hsiao Meiqin, Chief Executive Officer Zhuo Rongtai and others are expected to attend.
  • Wu Siyao, director-general of the competition, said that the event will be performed by the well-known band Fire Extinguisher, and called on the public to enter early.

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Why It Matters

Shen Boyang is the Taipei mayoral candidate nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party and is competing with the Kuomintang candidate Chiang Wanan for the mayoral position. The recent election of Taipei City Council members was also held simultaneously, and Shen Boyang also participated in the establishment activities of many Democratic Progressive Party member candidates.

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Shen Boyang, a Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that the campaign headquarters inauguration meeting will be held on the 4th, and he is worried about the small number of people attending. Wu Siyao, the director general of the campaign, said that the campaign establishment event is very exciting and calls on the public to arrive early, and the president, vice president, etc. will be present to offer blessings.

Shen Boyang attended several DPP Taipei City Councilor Campaign Headquarters launch events this morning, including Chung Peiling, Liu Yaoren, and Lin Liangjun. When delivering a speech at the inauguration event of Congressman Lin Liangjun, Shen Boyang said that his inauguration event will be held on the 4th, and he asked the public to attend. If the crowd is small, he will be embarrassed.

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According to information released by Shen Boyang's official LINE account, Shen Boyang's founding meeting will be held on Beiping East Road on the afternoon of the 4th. President Lai Qingde, Vice President Xiao Meiqin, Executive President Zhuo Rongtai, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai and others are expected to attend.

Wu Siyao, the director-general of the Shen Boyang Campaign and legislator Wu Siyao, said in a joint interview after Lin Liangjun’s founding event that the Shen Boyang Campaign will be established on the 4th and there will definitely be very exciting activities, including performances by the well-known band Fire Extinguisher. The speakers are heavyweights in the party, such as President Lai, Vice President Xiao, President Zhuo, and campaign team cadres. The team will report its vision for the future of Taipei City to the citizens with the most sincerity.

Wu Siyao said that he hoped that people would arrive early tomorrow. Shen Boyang also mentioned that if the crowds overflowed to Zhongshan North and South Road, they would sing on the spot. He hoped that the public would look forward to Shen Boyang singing by then, and considering the road width of the venue, he planned to add an LED TV broadcast wall.

In addition, after attending the founding event of Chung Pei-ling's campaign earlier, Shen Boyang was asked in a joint interview about his views on the addition of five Taipei Kuomintang legislators to his opponent's campaign team. He said that there are more and more people in Chiang Wanan's speaking team, but his spokesperson is like a wall to keep people out, but he answers fewer questions. These people are not answering questions but attacking.

Shen Boyang said that the elected mayor should debate municipal issues, otherwise he should respond more to questions raised by citizens. He answers citizens' questions every day, but "Jiang Wanan's speech team keeps asking me questions about who is going to be elected mayor."

When asked about the food safety issues of nutritious lunches for elementary and middle schools that have frequently occurred in Taipei City recently, Shen Boyang said that the election is only temporary, and we should ensure that the ingredients for children are healthy for a long time, such as inspecting the freshness and preservation of ingredients and ensuring the cooking process and source. He hopes that the Health Bureau will announce the inspection results as soon as possible.

When the media asked about the Taipei City Government's plan to renovate the Civic Plaza, it was rumored that a pool related to Feng Shui would be built. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan accepted a joint interview when attending an event today and denied it, saying that it had been reviewed by the City Council.

Shen Boyang said on this issue that the city government's budget must be able to be spent on cutting-edge things, such as cleaning ditches, protecting children, and providing nutritious lunches and food safety. These policies also require budgets. If the Civic Plaza needs to be changed, there may be reasons.

Shen Boyang said that he did not know the meaning of Feng Shui, but he believed that the Feng Shui of a city or a person's luck is determined by the trust of citizens. If the answers to citizens' questions are more accurate, the trust of citizens will be increased, and the luck of the city will naturally be better.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The inauguration meeting of Shen Boyang’s campaign headquarters will be held on the 4th as scheduled, and heavyweights within the party will attend and give blessings

    Very likely · Within days

  • The well-known band Fire Extinguisher mentioned by Wu Siyao will perform at the inaugural meeting of the competition.

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • How many people attended the final meeting of Shen Boyang’s Presidential Competition?
  • Will the famous band Fire Extinguisher really perform live?
  • Will the Civic Square renovation plan be changed due to the Feng Shui controversy?
  • When will the Health Bureau announce the food safety inspection results of nutritious lunches on campus?

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