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Songshan Airport is a dual-use airport located in the center of Taipei. Space constraints and noise issues have long triggered discussions about relocation. Jiang Wanan recently proposed the idea of relocation and emphasized the need to cooperate with the expansion of Taoyuan Airport.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan explains the Songshan Airport relocation plan. (Photo by reporter Luo Peide)
Songshan Airport is a dual-use airport for both military and civilian use. After Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan proposed the relocation of Songshan Airport, how will the military use be planned? Have you communicated with the Ministry of Defense? Jiang Wanan said that in addition to Taoyuan Airport's Terminal 3 and Runway 3, which can cover the current cargo volume of Songji, Songji does not have fighter jets. Joint management of various districts can also be carried out through helicopters. These can be discussed and cooperated with the central government.
Jiang Wanan said that the first supporting condition for the relocation of Songshan Airport, whether it is the completion and opening of the third terminal and the third runway of Taoyuan Airport, can cover the traffic volume of Songshan Airport. Secondly, there are currently no fighter jets at Songshan Airport, and various disaster prevention and relief operations can also be carried out by helicopter to implement various regional joint management. These can be discussed and cooperated with the central government.
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Jiang Wanan emphasized that the most important overall consideration is not only for Taipei City, but also for the future quality of life of Taiwanese people and economic development. This is a very critical and important moment for the AI industry to usher in a golden century. So he hopes to make this decision and plan from this moment on, and work with the central government.
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The third terminal and third runway of Taoyuan Airport will be completed and opened in the next few years.
Likely · Within years

Former Executive Yuan political commissar Zhang Jingsen criticized Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's mediocre political performance, pointing out that when alternatives such as Shen Boyang emerge, citizens will begin to question why Chiang Wanan must be allowed to rule for another four years, and question his so-called political achievements, such as the limited actual contribution to winning Huida to settle in Taipei.

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DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang's campaign director Wu Siyao reiterated his three principles for debates: debates must be held, debates should be held as soon as possible, and the more debates the better. He also pointed out that he had signed consent letters for debates from four media outlets, namely FTV, Sanli, Mirror TV, and TVBS. He called on Chiang Wanan's team to negotiate immediately, and emphasized that mobile phones are turned on 24 hours a day to wait for contact.

The Democratic Progressive Party held a public opinion response press conference to express its views on the election results of the eight committees of the Legislative Yuan. Zhuang Ruixiong pointed out that the Kuomintang originally planned to appoint Weng Xiaoling as the convener of the Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee, but instead let Chen Zhaozi from the Kuomintang take over because of concerns that her hatred would affect the election. He also questioned that the Kuomintang may have started to suppress Weng Xiaoling because of poor polls, saying that Weng Xiaoling felt aggrieved. At the same time, it was emphasized that the convening committee must preside over the proceedings fairly, and the outside world will review its professional performance.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced that he will plan to relocate Songshan Airport after trying to win Huida to settle in Taipei. It is expected that the 300 hectares of land that will be vacated will be turned into Taipei AI Park to build residences and parks. The Ministry of Transport responded that Songshan Airport is an important and critical infrastructure of the country and shoulders important responsibilities such as civil aviation, urban development, transportation rights and interests of residents on outlying islands, national defense and national disaster relief. Any public policy related to the country's medium and long-term development needs to be carefully evaluated from an overall national perspective.

The election results for the eight standing committees of the Legislative Yuan were released. The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang each won one seat. Zhang Yalin of the Democratic Progressive Party was elected to the Judiciary and Legal Affairs Committee, but the Kuomintang gave courtesy to Chen Zhaozi of the Kuomintang as the convening committee member. Zhuang Ruixiong, secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party, expressed his hope that the convening committee will be fair and professional in presiding over the deliberations, and that the government and the opposition can cooperate on people's livelihood bills, so that the Legislative Yuan can play a role in assisting the executive branch.