Hsin-Ying Hsu's Hakka Supporters Club Formed as Cheng Li-wen Rallies Jhudong

As the election campaign enters a heated phase, the political landscape of Hsinchu County has once again become a focal point of widespread attention. Kuomintang (KMT) candidate for Hsinchu County Magistrate Hsu Hsin-ying held a grand inauguration rally for her Hakka Supporters' Association today at the Zhudong Traditional Theater Park, drawing a large crowd of supporters and demonstrating strong local cohesion. This rally serves not only as an important milestone for Hsu to consolidate the Hakka vote, but KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wen also traveled south in person to endorse and support her, highlighting the party central committee's high regard and full backing for the Hsinchu County election. Zhudong Township mayoral candidate Fan Kuo-wei also attended, forming a joint campaign momentum with Hsu to appeal for solidarity within the pan-Blue camp and jointly win voter recognition.

Zhudong Township has traditionally been a vital hub for political and economic development in Hsinchu County, as well as a critical constituency with a high proportion of Hakka population, making it a fiercely contested battleground for both the Blue and Green camps. Hsu's choice of the Zhudong Traditional Theater Park for the establishment of her Hakka Supporters' Association carries profound significance and tactical consideration. The Hakka community plays a pivotal role in political mobilization across the Hsinchu-Miaoli region; delivering substantive policy proposals that meet the expectations of Hakka residents and resonating with traditional values and party identity will be the key to winning this election. During the event, Hsu elaborated on her vision for Hakka cultural preservation, industrial development, and local infrastructure, striving to secure strong resonance and substantial support from local residents.

KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wen's personal presence at the rally undoubtedly provided a major boost to the pan-Blue campaign. In her speech, Cheng emphasized that facing the current complex political situation and fierce electoral competition, the KMT must demonstrate a high degree of unity to forge a new path in the local elections. She highly commended Hsu's past efforts in grassroots cultivation and her legislative performance, praising her professional capability and vision to govern the greater Hsinchu area. Cheng called upon all pan-Blue supporters to set aside differences, build consensus, and give full support to Hsu and Fan, ensuring that the KMT can fully connect and advance hand-in-hand across grassroots and county governance in Hsinchu County.

In addition to the strategy of the "mother hen leading the chicks," another focal point of the event was the joint campaign rally between Hsu and KMT Zhudong Township mayoral candidate Fan Kuo-wei. Local elections often present a complex dynamic where gubernatorial and mayoral candidates mutually reinforce each other's momentum; a county magistrate candidate relies on township mayoral candidates to deeply integrate grassroots neighborhood networks, while mayoral candidates depend on the county-wide name recognition of the magistrate candidate to drive overall momentum. Their joint appearance and presentation of policy platforms not only sent a strong signal to the outside world regarding the KMT's collaborative warfare strategy in Hsinchu County, but also effectively integrated internal political forces and local factions within Zhudong Township, laying a solid organizational foundation for the subsequent campaign.

As polling day draws closer, the election in Hsinchu County is becoming increasingly intense, and no camp dares to lower its guard. By establishing the Hakka Supporters' Association, Hsu has successfully rallied the cohesion of the Hakka community and, bolstered by the endorsement of KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wen, further consolidated the legitimacy and appeal of the pan-Blue camp. However, elections are unpredictable; how to translate the rally's momentum into actual votes and continuously propose concrete, viable policy solutions for local development will remain the core challenges that Hsu's campaign team must deeply cultivate and address during the upcoming final sprint of the race.