In the past, I jumped on the table to block the future, but now I am rushing to harvest Huida! Green bombing Chiang Wanan’s political calculations

In May 2017, physical conflicts broke out when the Legislative Yuan was hearing the Forward-Looking Ordinance. The then Kuomintang legislator Jiang Wanan stood on the conference table and held up slogans in protest. (Central News Agency file photo)

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan regards Huida’s establishment of a science and technology project in Taipei as a major performance promotion, but it was revealed that Huida’s R&D layout in Taiwan was supported by funds for forward-looking infrastructure. DPP spokesperson Lin Chuyin questioned today that Chiang Wanan had forgotten that when he was a legislator, he jumped on the table to boycott forward-looking infrastructure, but now he has turned into a propagandist. He blocked the budget back then and now grabs the credit. The political calculation of opposing first and then harvesting is seen by the citizens.

Lin Chuyin pointed out that the Ministry of Economic Affairs approved Huida's "Artificial Intelligence Innovation R&D Center Plan" in 2021. The total project funding reached 24.3 billion yuan, of which 6.7 billion yuan in government subsidies were fully funded by the budget related to forward-looking infrastructure construction to support Huida in setting up an AI R&D center in Taiwan, building the Taipei-1 supercomputer and cultivating AI talents. These results show that Huida's expansion in Taiwan did not happen overnight, nor was it promoted by Jiang Wanan's personal efforts. It was the result of long-term investment of resources and accumulated cooperation between the central government and the private sector.

Lin Chuyin pointed out that Qianzhan's support for Taipei not only covers industrial development, but also covers people's livelihood water supply and transportation construction. The Jade Original Water Pipe Project was approved to be included in Qianzhan in 2018 and started construction in 2019. The total approved funding is 2.4 billion yuan, of which 800 million yuan is supported by the central forward-looking special budget. It was opened during Jiang Wanan's tenure. The north-south ring section of the MRT across Shuangbei received 5.561 billion yuan in forward-looking funding support, and the first phase of the Wanda Line was also included in the forward-looking plan to help improve the transportation network in Greater Taipei. From water security to MRT construction, Taipei citizens are the beneficiaries of the Forward-looking Project. Chiang Wanan cannot enjoy the results of the construction, but he avoids his stance of boycotting the Forward-looking Project.

Lin Chuyin emphasized that major construction requires long-term planning and cooperation with the central and local governments. Successive governments have promoted it. The current mayor has the responsibility to do the project well, but he should also honestly explain the policies and funding sources. At the opening ceremony of the Jade Raw Water Pipe, Jiang Wanan publicly thanked the central and former city government teams. It is obvious that this project is the result of cross-term cooperation. Then he should explain to the citizens: Do they recognize that forward-looking construction has made a substantial contribution to Taipei City? From industrial layout, stable water supply to transportation construction, we cannot oppose it then and promote it now, but avoid talking about the inconsistent attitude.