Shen Boyang: Huida is only a part of Taipei's AI vision, and we cannot rely on a single company to drive development.

Senior media person Zhou Yukou interviewed Shen Boyang, a candidate for mayor of Taipei from the Democratic Progressive Party today, and asked the current mayor Jiang Wanan how to break out if he thinks he has a personal relationship with Huida. If you are elected mayor in the future, do you know what to do with the Huida land? Shen Boyang responded positively. Huida had many choices at the beginning, but Taipei almost couldn't win it. The central government came in to help solve the problem. If Jiang Wanan and Li Sichuan had done it themselves, "Huida might not be in Taipei now." In addition, Taipei cannot rely on Huida alone. Huida is only one part of the overall vision. With Huida, everything is ready and Taipei can fly.

Shen Boyang mentioned that regarding Beishike's plan, he has only heard about connecting Nansoft and Internal Medicine to form a science and technology corridor, without further elaborating on the actual content. On the other hand, he had a talk with financial expert Xie Jinhe, covering everything from housing, transportation, think tanks, industries, etc.

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Shen Boyang responded from two levels. He said that the first level was that Huida did not necessarily have to be in Taipei at that time. There were many options. Taipei almost couldn't win it, and the central government also came in to help coordinate and solve the problem. Zhou Yukou asked, so it wasn't Jiang Wanan or the then deputy mayor Li Sichuan who did it? Shen Hui said, "If they had done it themselves, Huida might not be in Taipei now." This is the scariest thing.

Shen Boyang pointed out that the second level is that Taipei cannot rely solely on Huida. When Huida comes to Taipei, relevant regulations, responsibilities, investment promotion, power grids and how to cooperate must be discussed. Moreover, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry that Taipei needs is not only Huida. AI has a wide range of applications, involving talent cultivation and diversified industries. Should you consider starting with a small scale, such as three to five, and also consider that what you want is not necessarily what the company wants.

Shen Boyang further explained that Jiang Wanan has always mentioned Huida, but for him, the role played by Huida is only one part of the overall AI vision. "It is definitely not that everything is ready with Huida. Once an investment comes in, Taipei will take off." However, when I hear Jiang Wanan’s plan for Beishike, he will always be the only one who wants to connect Nansoft, Internal Medicine and Beishike to form a technology corridor. It is not impossible, but I still don’t quite understand the meaning. I would like to ask Jiang to explain more about the substance.

On the other hand, Shen and Xie Jinhe talked for almost an hour, explaining the detailed plan for Beishike. Shen said that at that time, we talked about Taipei Science and Technology City, AI city development, and smart planning such as housing, transportation, think tanks, industries, sandboxes, unmanned vehicles, and underground connectivity, all of which were discussed.