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President Lai Qingde went to a symposium to encourage New Taipei City mayoral candidate Su Qiaohui, affirm his political achievements and support his election campaign
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President Lai Qingde went to a symposium to encourage New Taipei City mayoral candidate Su Qiaohui, affirm his political achievements and support his election campaign

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  • President Lai Ching-te attended the "Tainan Folks Abroad and Xinzhuang Symposium" organized by New Taipei Mayor candidate Su Qiaohui.
  • He affirmed that Su Qiaohui has been evaluated as an outstanding legislator by the Public Governors League for 16 times, and supported her policies to promote urban renewal, the North-South connection of the semiconductor and AI industries, and diversified tourism cooperation.
  • He emphasized the key role of the Tainan Folks Association in the election campaign.

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Why It Matters

Su Qiaohui is a legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party. She has been evaluated as an outstanding legislator by the Public Governors League 16 times and is currently running for mayor of New Taipei City. Lai Qingde is the current president of the Republic of China and former executive president. He and Su Qiaohui belong to the Democratic Progressive Party.

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New Taipei Mayor candidate Su Qiaohui held a "Tainan Folks Abroad and Xinzhuang Symposium" today (24th), and President Lai Qingde attended the event to encourage her. (Provided by Su Qiaohui Bidding)

DPP legislator and New Taipei City mayor candidate Su Qiaohui held a "Tainan Folks Abroad and Xinzhuang Symposium" today (24th). President Lai Qingde attended the event to encourage and affirmed that Su Qiaohui has been evaluated as an outstanding legislator by the Public Governors League 16 times. She has devoted herself to New Taipei City in the past ten years. I believe that under Su Qiaohui's leadership, New Taipei City will become a leader among counties and cities across the country. Su Qiaohui said that as mayor in the future, she will accelerate urban renewal, actively promote the north-south connection of the semiconductor and AI industries, and deepen diversified tourism cooperation.

Lai Qingde said that he is very grateful for the care and love of the folks in Tainan. He is a child of New Taipei City and a citizen of Tainan City. He hopes to give more back to New Taipei City where he was born and raised. Therefore, he supports Su Qiaohui because he hopes to have a mayor who can cooperate with him in the future. "If New Taipei City does well, the country's national affairs will definitely be fine."

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Lai Qingde emphasized that the hometown associations of various counties and cities in New Taipei Province are the key to this election campaign, and thanked the Tainan hometown associations for their solidarity and support for Su Qiaohui.

Su Qiaohui said that New Taipei City has a solid manufacturing foundation. In the future, as mayor, she will promote cooperation in the semiconductor and AI industry chains between the north and the south, including public-private cooperation to establish an "Enterprise AI Computing Center" to lower the threshold for all walks of life to use AI and help New Taipei's traditional industries enter the semiconductor, drone and space industry supply chains. She will also make every effort to accelerate the development of industrial parks, and plan to build the "New Taipei City International Convention and Exhibition Center" and set up a Tainan exhibition and sales area.

Su Qiaohui said that Tainan is the heart of Taiwan's history and culture, and New Taipei has rich mountain and sea resources. She proposed the "Twin Engines of Tourism" plan to promote the "Twin Cities Cultural Festival", promote cultural cooperation and exchanges, and also invigorate the local economy.

In addition, Su Qiaohui pointed out that she will promote study tours to New Taipei and Tainan cities, and hold local creation awards to encourage young people to return to their hometowns to create new lives, so that the next generation can pass on local cultural memories.

New Taipei Mayor candidate Su Qiaohui held a "Tainan Folks Abroad and Xinzhuang Symposium" today (24th), and President Lai Qingde attended the event to encourage her. (Provided by Su Qiaohui Bidding)

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • If Su Qiaohui is elected mayor of New Taipei City, she will promote the establishment of an "Enterprise AI Computing Center" during her term of office

    Likely · Within months

  • New Taipei City will accelerate the development of industrial parks under the leadership of Su Qiaohui and plan to build the "New Taipei City International Convention and Exhibition Center"

    Likely · Within years

Open Questions

  • What are the specific funding sources and partners for the “Enterprise AI Computing Power Center” promoted by Su Qiaohui?
  • What is the construction timetable and budget scale of the New Taipei City International Convention and Exhibition Center?
  • How will the Tainan Association specifically mobilize support in the New Taipei City mayoral election?

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