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Xiao Meiqin went to Italy to attend the Ventotene European Forum on Freedom and Democracy. This trip aims to demonstrate Taiwan's stance against authoritarianism with democratic countries.
Vice President Siu Meiqin visited Italy to attend the "Ventotene European Forum for Freedom and Democracy" and returned home early this morning. Pina Picierno, the deputy president of the European Parliament who initiated the invitation, posted a message on the social platform
Picirno specifically marked Lai Qingde and Xiao Meiqin in the post, saying that the European Parliament must always stand firmly on the side of freedom and democracy. This is the value conveyed through this meeting. Xiao Meiqin's visit demonstrates the new process of strengthening cooperation between democratic countries in jointly fighting the expansion of authoritarianism. The flag of the Republic of China and the flag of the European Union are specially attached at the end of the article.
Prior to this, President Lai Ching-te also forwarded photos of Hsiao Meiqin's visit through the
The 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum will be held in Beijing from September 15th to 17th. Jiang Bin, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said that all preparatory work is currently in place, and nearly 100 delegations from countries, regions and international organizations are participating in the meeting, including more than 60 representatives at the ministerial level and above, which reflects the forum's open and inclusive concept.

A petition on the petition website of the South Korean National Assembly calling for the abolition of the visa-free entry system for Chinese citizen groups has received more than 50,000 signatures. The petitioners requested the strengthening of foreign entry screening and crime management on the grounds of public security. The petition will be handed over to the relevant committee of the South Korean National Assembly for consideration.

Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan and Jiang Qichen campaigned for candidates for city council without party membership, and Xie Longjie canvassed votes for People's Party candidates, causing dissatisfaction among the grassroots of the Kuomintang in Taichung. The grassroots questioned the different standards for auxiliary elections within the party, worried about the impact on party candidate candidates, and questioned the implementation of "blue and white cooperation" at the local grassroots level.

Due to population growth, the number of eligible seats for Tainan City Councilor District 11 has increased to 6. Incumbent members Guo Hongyi, Zheng Jiaxin, Chen Huangyu, Du Suyin, and Wu Yuhuan are fighting for consecutive wins. Together with Xu Youren, Weng Yuhan, Liu Zhengchang and newcomer Guo Rufang, a fierce battle of 9 to 6 is formed.

The budget implementation rate of Taoyuan City's "Pregnancy Special Car" has been lower than expected for two consecutive years, with only 51.24% in 2024. Members questioned whether the difficulty of hailing a ride and cumbersome administrative procedures led to ineffective results. The city government responded that it will develop a unified ride-hailing platform and optimize the funding mechanism, which is expected to be launched in October to improve service efficiency.

Since October, the Changhua County Evergreen Happiness Card has added a monthly credit of 200 yuan for consumption by the Farmers and Fisheries Association, driving an increase in the number of applicants. For elderly people with limited mobility or disabilities, the Social Affairs Department is studying an "application-based" purchase mechanism, which would allow their children to purchase on their behalf with dual IDs after passing the review.