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The 2026 nine-in-one election has entered the final sprint. Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng took leave to join the campaign and started a cross-county and city auxiliary election tour. The first stop was to Yunlin to accompany the county magistrate candidate Zhang Jiajun's motorcade to sweep the streets.
The 2026 nine-in-one election has entered the final sprint. Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng of the Kuomintang, who is seeking re-election, took leave today (12th) to join the election campaign and started a cross-county and city auxiliary election tour. The first stop was to Yunlin to accompany the Yunlin County Magistrate candidate Zhang Jiajun’s motorcade to sweep the streets. Please support Zhang Jiajun as Yunlin County Magistrate. He said that Taoyuan and Yunlin have had close exchanges in recent years. The two counties and cities can complement each other in science and technology and agricultural cooperation to promote common development of the two places.
Zhang Shanzheng and Zhang Jiajun were sweeping the streets in a Dounan convoy, and were warmly welcomed by supporters along the way. Zhang Shanzheng specially presented Zhang Jiajun with special cotton gloves with "Jia" on them, hoping that she would wear the gloves and work hard for the Yunlin folks. Pairing them with his "kind" gloves symbolizes the connection between Taoyuan and Yunlin, and the two places work together.
Choosing Yunlin as the first stop for auxiliary selection, Zhang Shanzheng said that there are many folks from Yunlin in Taoyuan, and Yunlin people have performed well in Taoyuan, and Yunlin County Magistrate Zhang Lishan has communicated with Taoyuan many times during his tenure. Zhangjiajun also went to Taoyuan to participate in the film technology forum. Yunlin is the hometown of Teresa Teng, and Taoyuan is the hometown of Feng Feifei. He hopes that through the latest film technology, the world can see Yunlin and Taoyuan from the two outstanding performances.
Zhang Shanzheng said that Zhangjia County is young, creative and innovative, and Yunlin is a major agricultural county. The development of smart agriculture has already laid a foundation, and the potential for combining artificial intelligence and new technology in the future is unlimited. Taoyuan is the largest industrial city in the country and a drone town. In the future, the two cities will strengthen cooperation to deepen the application of drone technology in Yunlin agriculture, and use smart agriculture as the entry point to successfully transform Yunlin from a major agricultural county into a technology town with outstanding development.
Zhang Jiajun pointed out that Zhang Shanzheng is an admirable political senior. She will learn from his firm and warm power to protect Yunlin and promote cooperation between the two cities. The future plan is to adopt the "Taoyuan R&D, Yunlin Testing" model, including striving to establish a testing and testing site for drones in Yunlin, introducing more high-tech industries such as semiconductors, and promoting the common development of the two places, making Yunlin a happier and better city.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Zhang Shanzheng will continue to travel to other counties and cities for auxiliary election tours
Likely · Within days
Taoyuan and Yunlin will promote cooperation in drone testing sites and smart agriculture
Possible · Within months

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