Exclusive interview with Li Siduan Li Sichuan: Elderly health insurance is free and "the central government will not subsidize it from the city government"

KMT New Taipei mayor candidate Li Sichuan was interviewed by Li Siduan on the "Dayunshitang" program today (11th). He was asked what would New Taipei City do if the Executive Yuan does not endorse the free health insurance for 65-year-olds? Li Sichuan responded that Taipei City has already paid for the health care premiums for the 65-year-old elderly. He believes that the citizens of the two provinces should enjoy the same benefits and rights. Therefore, if the central government does not step in, he will review the financial allocation as the mayor of New Taipei City and explain it to the citizens of New Taipei City.

When asked about the differences between him and his opponent Su Qiaohui, Li Sichuan responded that he never considers his political future when he is in public office, but considers "citizens' rights and interests" as his only consideration. In response to Su Qiaohui's self-proclaimed ability to coordinate, he pointed out that the DPP government slashed 5.41 billion yuan in subsidy funds for the New Taipei City Rapid Transit, but Su Qiaohui failed to show coordination and asked to make up for it. He hoped that Su Qiaohui would have the courage to speak out for New Taipei.

Talking about Huida’s involvement in Huang Renxun’s scandal, will it affect its entry into Beishike and Li’s Sichuan technology corridor planning? Li Sichuan said that he believes that Huida’s plan to set up a factory in Beishike will not change. If there is a change, Huida’s branch in Nangang, Taipei City will still be there, and the overall vision of the Shuangbei Science and Technology Corridor has not changed.

When asked about his original intention to enter politics, Li Sichuan said that he had risen from the third level of civil servants to the fourteenth level. "I have never considered my political future. The only thing I consider is the rights and interests of citizens, because all political achievements are achieved through practice, not words." He will use specific political views to enhance New Taipei's economic industry, create local employment opportunities, and promote "Railway Construction 123" to realize the vision of a 30-minute core living circle in the two north-south areas and significantly reduce citizens' commuting costs.

Li Sichuan said bluntly, "When working for the people, there should be no distinction between blue and green or factions." He recalled that when he served as Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan, Lai Ching-te, then mayor of Tainan, fought for subsidies, and he also fully assisted. "As long as it is for the rights and welfare of the people, there will be no partisanship."

Talking about New Taipei's future vision, Li Sichuan said that he has focused on engineering and municipal construction all his life, and is accustomed to "doing more than talking", and the political ideas he puts forward will definitely be implemented; he has proposed the political idea of "there is an Arena City in the south and a science city in the north", and he will take over Mayor Hou Youyi to promote "New Taipei City" in Shulin. The plan of "Peking University Arena" combines the sports events, concert economy and surrounding urban development, using the New Taipei Arena City to drive the overall development of the Xinan area and create local jobs; the second and third phases of Danhai New Town will be developed to create the "Danhai Science City" AI technology industry cluster.

The host asked Li Sichuan, what is the first construction that is different from Hou Youyi after being elected in the future? Li Sichuan responded by building the Lushe Bridge to connect Beishike Huida and other AI high-tech industries to Luzhou and Wugu, and through rail construction and the Provincial Highway 64 and 65 expressways to extend to Banqiao, Tucheng, Shulin, Xindian and other places to create an AI technology industry corridor. He is confident that the Big and Little Arenas in New Taipei will be completed within 8 years and create a new blueprint for New Taipei's rail construction.