Jiang Wanan calls for the relocation of Songshan Airport. The current mayor of Lianjiang County and the candidates for county mayor directly say that "the rights and interests of the people on the outlying islands cannot be sacrificed."

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced today plans to relocate Songshan Airport. Lianjiang County Magistrate Wang Zhongming, who is seeking re-election, and county magistrate candidate Cao Eryuan, who is not a party member, both believe that regardless of relocation or not, the rights and interests of the people on the outlying islands cannot be sacrificed.

Wang Zhongming, Lianjiang County Magistrate of the Kuomintang, said in an interview with a reporter from the Central News Agency today that Songshan Airport is a shared airport between the military and civilians, and it is also an important hub for routes between Matsu and outlying islands. Although Jiang Wanan raised the issue of Songshan Airport relocation, the actual planning and supporting measures should be comprehensively considered by the central government from the perspective of national policy. Therefore, it is too early to say for or against it now that the relevant supporting facilities are not yet clear.

Wang Zhongming believes that the country's policies related to promoting the development of AI and he is optimistic about its success, but the rights and interests of people on outlying islands should not be sacrificed. For the Matsu people, both Songshan and Taoyuan airports have their own pros and cons. More importantly, during the policy discussion and decision-making process, outlying island counties and cities should be given the opportunity to raise their demands, prompting the central government to develop more complete supporting measures.

Cao Eryuan, an independent candidate for Lianjiang County Mayor, accepted a phone interview with a reporter from Central News Agency today and expressed his opposition to the relocation of Songshan Airport and the transfer of air traffic from outlying islands to Taoyuan Airport. He said that the Matsu people from Beidiao are concentrated in Bade District and Taoyuan City in Taoyuan City. If the outlying island route is changed to take off and land at Taoyuan Airport, the transportation from Taoyuan to the above locations will be very inconvenient, and it will take at least an hour more one way.

Cao Eryuan said that Taipei City has limited land resources and respects Jiang Wanan’s idea of ​​promoting the AI ​​​​park. However, Songshan Airport is an important transportation hub for outlying islands, and major cities in the world such as Tokyo and Seoul will retain airport facilities. Once relocated, it will affect the transportation and daily life of people on outlying islands, and it may be difficult to realize it in the short term. Long-term thinking should be considered.