The public calls on the public to support the defense budget or withdraw from the election. Xu Xinying: Rational review and control of tax dollars

The United Economic Democracy think tank today called on the eight KMT legislators running for the county mayor election, including Hsinchu County Mayor candidate Xu Xinying, to support the Ministry of National Defense’s additional budget so that the national army can have a large number of drones to prevent the People’s Liberation Army from landing. If the additional budget is not passed by the 20th of this month or is deleted or frozen, eight blue committee members including Xu Xinying and Jiang Qichen should withdraw from the election directly.

Xu Xinying did not express her support or disapproval of this additional defense budget, nor did she respond to the fact that if this additional budget is not passed next Friday, or is deleted or frozen, she will directly withdraw from the election.

Xu Xinying stated through her campaign office in the afternoon that she has always reviewed the defense budget in a rational and professional manner that will help improve the country's defense capabilities and ensure Taiwan's security. The duty of representatives of public opinion is to control taxes for the people and ensure that every penny of the defense budget is spent wisely and with maximum benefit.

The Executive Yuan proposed a supplementary budget of 607.6 billion yuan for this year. The review process was completed by the Legislative Yuan committee last week. The government and the opposition are scheduled to complete the third reading next Friday and 20th. The United for Economic Democracy held a press conference at the Legislative Yuan yesterday to analyze eight "red beaches" where the Chinese People's Liberation Army amphibious troops may land on a large scale, including Toucheng, Zhuangwei to Lize Beach in Yilan, Nanliao Beach in Hsinchu, Jiana Beach in the Gaomei Wetland in Taichung, Mailiao Port in Yunlin, Xishu Beach in Tainan, Kaohsiung Forest Park and Xiziwan, Jialu Tang in Pingtung, and Guningtou in Kinmen.

The Economic League stated that these "red beaches" need drone protection, so the eight KMT legislators running for county mayor, including Yilan County Mayor candidate Wu Zongxian, Hsinchu County Mayor candidate Xu Xinying, Taichung Mayor candidate Jiang Qichen, Yunlin County Mayor candidate Zhang Jiajun, Tainan Mayor candidate Xie Longjie, Kaohsiung mayor candidate Ke Zhien, Pingtung County Mayor candidate Su Qingquan, and Kinmen County Mayor candidate Chen Yuzhen must "highly support" the 145.7 billion yuan defense budget.