
In response to Kuomintang Chairman Zheng Liwen's refutation of Xu Xinying's statement that she agreed to help Qiu Chenyuan, the Kuomintang's Zhubei mayoral candidate Qiu Chenyuan responded through the campaign and said he would not comment on the internal affairs of the blue camp.
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Kuomintang legislator Xu Qiaoxin previously said that Hsinchu County Mayor candidate Xu Xinying agreed with the Blue Camp people to help Qiu Chenyuan stand up, triggering internal discussions in the Blue Camp and rebuttal from Chairman Zheng Liwen.
In response to Kuomintang Chairman Cheng Lai-wen Jin's refutation of the claim that Xu Xinying agreed with the blue camp people to help Qiu Chenyuan stand up, Qiu Chenyuan, the Zhubei mayoral candidate of the People's Party, responded through the campaign and said that he would not comment on the internal affairs of the blue camp.
Kuomintang legislator Xu Qiaoxin previously said that Hsinchu County Mayor candidate Xu Xinying agreed with the Blue Camp people to help Qiu Chenyuan, the People's Party candidate for Zhubei mayor, but only Zheng Liwen objected. KMT Chairman Zheng Liwen said in an interview today that "this is not true" and asked Xu Qiaoxin "not to speak for the candidate." In response, Huang Xinyu, spokesperson for Qiu Chenyuan's campaign office, said that the KMT's internal meeting process and opinions of all parties are the internal affairs of the party and "we will not comment."
Huang Xinyu emphasized that during this period, we received warm encouragement from many cross-party friends and seniors in private, and we all cherish everyone’s friendship. However, Qiu Chenyuan’s candidacy for mayor of Zhubei always focused on visiting grassroots and formulating policies.
Huang Xinyu said that Toru Nagaanbu, Hinode Town, Oita Prefecture, Japan, recently visited Taiwan and made a special trip to meet with Qiu Chenyuan. The two sides had in-depth exchanges on high-tech industrial links, local creation, and education and culture. Qiu Chenyuan emphasized that Zhubei has the characteristics of a high-tech and youthful city. In the future, it will actively learn from international experience and introduce global resources to create a livable environment of international standards for Zhubei.
Qiu Chenyuan's campaign team will adhere to the principle of "doing what they say and keeping their promises", step by step, using professional governance experience and specific municipal vision to strive for the greatest recognition from Zhubei citizens across political parties.

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