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Shen Boyang campaign headquarters founding meeting, Tsai Ing-wen made a surprise appearance to support
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Shen Boyang campaign headquarters founding meeting, Tsai Ing-wen made a surprise appearance to support

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  • The Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters held an inaugural meeting today.
  • Former President Tsai Ing-wen made a surprise appearance and stood together with President Lai Ching-te to support the campaign, calling on citizens to support Shen Boyang and promote urban progress with warmth and hope.

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Shen Boyang is a candidate for Taipei mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, and this event held an inauguration meeting for his campaign headquarters.

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The Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign headquarters held an inaugural meeting today. Former President Tsai Ing-wen made a surprise appearance, holding Shen Boyang's hand with President Lai Ching-te and shouting "frozen garlic". Tsai Ing-wen posted on Facebook: "I am also a citizen of Taipei, so I have come to report for duty!" I hope everyone can respond to anxiety with hope and malice with warmth, so that the city can move forward.

Tsai Ing-wen said that every Taipei citizen is Shen Boyang's campaign chairman; "I am also a Taipei citizen, so I am here to report today."

Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that the change of a city is when many people are willing to take one more step, do more, and believe more, which will slowly form the power of change. Just like the ocean current, every drop of water seems small, but when we gather in the same direction, we can form a force that continues to move forward, overcome resistance, promote change, and make hope go further.

Tsai Ing-wen said that politics is not just an election, but also our choice for the future. We can choose together to respond to anxiety with hope and malice with warmth; we can also use more positive and warm power to move this city forward.

Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that Taipei deserves a more hopeful and positive future, and called on everyone to join in the ocean current that warms Taiwan, supporting Shen Boyang and supporting Taipei.

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