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Back|Kuomintang New Taipei mayor candidate Li Sichuan Banqiao is campaigning: to undertake Hou Youyi's municipal construction and emphasize bi-Northern cooperation
Kuomintang New Taipei mayor candidate Li Sichuan Banqiao is campaigning: to undertake Hou Youyi's municipal construction and emphasize bi-Northern cooperation
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自由时报·46 minutes ago·Politics·3 min read·🇨🇳China·View original

Kuomintang New Taipei mayor candidate Li Sichuan Banqiao is campaigning: to undertake Hou Youyi's municipal construction and emphasize bi-Northern cooperation

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  • Li Sichuan, the New Taipei City mayoral candidate of the Kuomintang, held a rally in Banqiao, stressing that he would succeed Hou Youyi with 40 years of public service experience and continue to promote the construction of New Taipei City.
  • He also called for support for Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan and promised to achieve "cooperation between the two countries and mutual benefit between the two countries" in the future.

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Li Sichuan is a candidate for mayor of New Taipei City of the Kuomintang, emphasizing the continuity between his 40-year civil service background and Hou Youyi's municipal continuity. He has past experience in municipal cooperation with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan.

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KMT New Taipei Mayor candidate Li Sichuan held a large-scale rally at Banqiao No. 1 Sports Stadium this afternoon. Li Sichuan, who made his final appearance, said that this battle in New Taipei City is the last battle of his public service career. He will use his 40 years of experience to contribute to New Taipei City. He asked the villagers to let him do his best to take over the post of New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi and let him fight again to continue to build New Taipei City. He finally mentioned that in the past few days, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan has been smeared as much as he did before. He also asked everyone to cheer for Chiang. The two will definitely cooperate and achieve mutual benefit between the two countries.

Li Sichuan held hands with everyone, and slogans rang out from the sidelines such as "Double-North connection, infinite happiness", "Open to all rivers, we all support Li Sichuan", "Affirm Hou Youyi, vote for Li Sichuan". Li said that he has spoken for 60 years in the past six months, and now his voice is burning. He was really touched when he saw this scene today, because he is not a politician and has never stood for election. In the past six months, every time he goes home and lies in bed, he wonders, what are the people shaking hands with him waiting for? Maybe they hope to have a smooth road without traffic jams, a safe house to live in, etc. These are the expectations of citizens. They are not big wishes, but they are the biggest hope of a family.

Li said that he has been a public servant for 40 years and has seen many politicians. Taiwan does not lack people who speak at this time, because there are too many people who speak with their mouths and compare with their hands. What Taiwan lacks are people who squat there and silently use their hands to work hard for the country and the city. New Taipei City must be down-to-earth, like New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi, so that construction can move forward and go better.

Li thanked Hou Youyi for turning Wugu Garbage Mountain into a green space in the past eight years. He also ranked first in the public trust, completed the third line of the third ring road, and the fourth ring road and the eighth line will continue. This is one term after another, one goal after another. The project should continue to move forward. Mayor Hou handed it over, and if it is good, take care of it; if it is still being done, speed it up; implement the plans handed over, and ask the villagers to support him in continuing to work hard for New Taipei.

Li said that he and Jiang Wanan have worked hard together for the past three years, especially at the Dome and Huida. Everyone said it was impossible, but the two of them accomplished it one by one. Therefore, he and Jiang Wanan were not together just for the election. "We are connected to do things." If the mayor of Taipei is Jiang Wanan and the mayor of New Taipei is himself at the end of the year, the two will definitely cooperate with each other, and the two will be better together, and the two will be better.

Li pointed out that Han Guoyu asked him to go to Kaohsiung (as deputy mayor) in the past and asked him to promote smooth roads, bright lights, and water connections in Kaohsiung. Now when he goes to Kaohsiung, it is windy when he walks. He is very grateful to Han for allowing him to have such experience. He has also traveled to Taipei and New Taipei. "My home is in New Taipei." He started as a grassroots civil servant, and a group of fellow villagers told him, "Your exposure is too low, and they haven't even seen your billboards." He said that because his opponents had so many billboards, he had no resources and no political backing. His real backing was only the 4.04 million citizens of New Taipei City.

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  • Li Sichuan, the New Taipei City mayoral candidate of the Kuomintang, held a rally in Banqiao, stressing that he would succeed Hou Youyi with 40 years of public service experience and continue to promote the construction of New Taipei City.
  • He also called for support for Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan and promised to achieve "cooperation between the two countries and mutual benefit between the two countries" in the future.

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