People's Party Zhubei mayor candidate Qiu Chenyuan was cheered on by Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan.

People's Party Zhubei mayoral candidate Qiu Chenyuan (right) attended the Taiwan Franchise Promotion Association's "2026 World Night 30th Anniversary Party" last night and met Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan by chance. Chiu's camp said he was cheered by Chiang Wanan. (Provided by Qiu Chenyuan’s office)

Qiu Chenyuan, the candidate for mayor of Zhubei, Hsinchu County of the People’s Party, received another public cheer from a big influencer in the blue camp?

Qiu Chenyuan's office stated this morning that the Taiwan Franchise Promotion Association held the "2026 World Night 30th Anniversary Party" last night, bringing together more than 2,000 domestic and foreign business representatives and industry partners. Qiu Chenyuan was invited to attend and met Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan by chance.

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When Jiang Wanan saw Qiu Chenyuan, he greeted him cordially and said warmly, "Come on Chenyuan." Qiu Chenyuan also thanked him in person and jointly sent his blessings for the sustainable development of Taiwan's franchise industry.

Qiu Chenyuan said that Taiwan's chain franchise industry has been deeply cultivated for 30 years and has established a mature and resilient operating model, demonstrating the strong strength of Taiwan's service industry. He once served as the Association's "Chief Consultant for International Development" and is currently the "International Goodwill Ambassador". He has long been focused on industrial links, public-private investment promotion, and smart transformation of business models.

He believes that Taiwan does not lack high-quality brands, but the key lies in how to establish institutionalized international channels and resource platforms to help local companies overcome market size limitations and solidly enter the international supply chain and market.

Regarding Zhubei's future industrial layout, he advocated giving full play to Zhubei's scientific and technological research and development energy, high-quality young population and international network advantages.

In the future, Zhubei should actively improve the support mechanism for youth entrepreneurship, integrate space, funds and professional consulting to reduce the initial operational risks of new entrepreneurial teams.

In addition, we will fully assist the local catering, retail and service industries in introducing AI technology and digital tools, and integrate the existing networks of various industrial organizations to assist Zhubei’s potential commercial brands in developing domestic and overseas channels.

He said that Zhubei has excellent conditions for the development of a modern business ecosystem. In the future, he will connect the central, local and private industry forces to deeply embed technological empowerment into local businesses, assist young people and local businesses to grow steadily, and gradually implement the long-term vision of taking the Zhubei brand to the world.