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Jiang Wanan attended the National Day press conference and listed his political achievements to endorse the campaign energy

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  • Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan attended the press conference for the flag-raising and celebration of the 115th National Day of the Republic of China.
  • During the interview, he listed his political achievements, including the completion and opening of the Dome, boosting the concert economy, competing for international events, attracting Huida to Taipei Shilin Science and Technology Park, and promoting the construction of six MRT lines, etc., in response to the competition with Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang in the local elections at the end of the year.

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Why It Matters

Local elections will be held at the end of the year, and Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan faces a challenge from Democratic Progressive Party candidate Shen Boyang. The writer Nine Knives previously posted on a social platform using a two-person group report as a metaphor to discuss the criteria for selecting a mayor.

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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan attended the press conference for the flag-raising and celebration of the 115th National Day of the Republic of China and accepted joint interviews with the media before the conference. (Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)

Local elections will be held at the end of the year. Writer Nine Knives posted on Facebook yesterday evening (23rd) that the choice between Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan and DPP Taipei Mayor Candidate Shen Boyang is just like choosing a pair of reporting partners. You should choose someone who completes the report together, learns something, and gets good scores, and you cannot choose someone who leaves all the reports to you. Jiang Wanan was asked today what kind of person he was, and he endorsed himself by counting his past political achievements.

Jiang Wanan attended the National Day flag-raising and celebration press conference today and was interviewed. He said that to give a few examples, including overcoming numerous difficulties in the first year of taking office to complete the opening of the Dome, he also overcame regulatory restrictions and later held concerts to drive the concert economy. Last year, more than 2.6 million people entered the stadium, driving economic benefits of more than 18.7 billion; because of the Dome, two top international events will be held next year and the year after that. The top 12 baseball tournaments in the world and the Los Angeles Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament will be held in Taipei, right in the Dome.

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He also mentioned that the city government has worked hard to overcome all difficult challenges and strive for Huida to settle in Taipei, right here in Beishike. This is extremely important and critical to the future development of Taipei and Taiwan's overall industry. In addition, six MRT lines have been fully constructed, not only the North Ring Section, South Ring Section, but also the East Ring Section, and plans are being made to solve the traffic problems in Neihu in the short, medium and long term. The East Ring Section has also fulfilled its promise to start construction within two years after he took office. In the future, the traffic problem in Neihu will be fundamentally solved, instead of requiring all citizens who work in Neihu to move to Neihu.

Jiang Wanan attended the National Day press conference today. (Photo by reporter Gan Menglin)

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What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Jiang Wanan will seek re-election in local elections at the end of the year

    Very likely · Within months

  • Six MRT lines will continue to be constructed and gradually opened to traffic

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • Can the political achievements listed by Jiang Wanan be converted into vote support?
  • How will Shen Boyang respond to Jiang Wanan's political achievement claims?
  • What is the start progress and completion timetable of the six MRT lines?
  • What is the specific time and investment scale for Huida to settle in Shilin Science and Technology Park?

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OrganizationsTaipei City GovernmentDemocratic Progressive Party
PlacesTaipeiDomeShilin Science and Technology ParkNeihu
Topicsmayor of taipeiNational Day Press ConferenceDomeHuidaMRT East Ring SectionShen Boyang
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