Lee Si-chuan's New Taipei campaign enters new phase with Yonghe headquarters opening

The election campaign strategy of Kuomintang (KMT) New Taipei City mayoral candidate Li Si-chuan entered a brand-new phase recently as he personally attended the establishment rally of his joint campaign headquarters in Yonghe District on the 20th. The local campaign event featured a passionate atmosphere, attracting nearly 800 enthusiastic supporters to the venue to show their backing, demonstrating a high degree of grassroots cohesion and mobilization energy. With the official establishment of the Yonghe District campaign headquarters, it also symbolizes that Li Si-chuan's rollout across various administrative districts throughout the city has officially begun in full swing, creating a united campaign momentum.

Addressing this closely watched rally during his remarks at the scene, Li Si-chuan expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the residents across New Taipei City’s 29 administrative districts who have supported him over the long term. He pointed out that as the rhythm of the election progresses, campaign headquarters in each district will be launched one by one. This strategy means that Li Si-chuan's team will adopt a grassroots-rooted, breakthrough-by-breakthrough ground campaign model, aiming not only to unite the strength of single administrative districts but also to comprehensively consolidate the ruling foundation and vote bank of the KMT in New Taipei City through the networking of campaign headquarters across all 29 districts.

From a strategic perspective on the election, New Taipei City has always been Taiwan's most populous super-battleground with the most complex voting structure, boasting an electorate of over four million. The ebb and flow of its political map often influences the national momentum of political parties. As the benchmark candidate strongly promoted within the party, Li Si-chuan's campaign pace naturally attracts attention from all sectors. Yonghe District has traditionally been regarded as a solid and compact stronghold for the pan-Blue camp. Choosing Yonghe to establish a joint campaign headquarters and drawing nearly 800 supporters is not only the first step in demonstrating grassroots strength, but also sends a strong signal of integration to the outside world, attempting to leverage the enthusiasm of this deep-blue stronghold to heat up the campaigns in other constituencies.

Looking back at Li Si-chuan's past experience, his rich background in the engineering sector and local government service has always been the core advantage and gold standard of his political campaigns. Whether serving as deputy mayor or secretary-general in Taipei City, New Taipei City, or Kaohsiung City in the past, Li Si-chuan has deeply rooted himself in the public consciousness with a pragmatic image defined by "engineering professionalism" and "strong execution." In the current political atmosphere where voters are gradually growing fatigued by political bickering, this administrative style—which emphasizes down-to-earth action and rolling up one's sleeves to work—tends to transcend mere political ideology and win the approval of more independent voters, grassroots borough wardens, and local gentry.

As campaign headquarters in various districts are launched one by one, the challenge next facing Li Si-chuan will be how to transform point-by-point grassroots organizational mobilization into comprehensive policy discourse and campaign volume. New Taipei City spans a vast territory, and the needs of urban areas and remote townships are entirely different. From high-density residential areas like Yonghe and Banqiao to the sprawling coastal and mountainous regions, voters in each district have differing priorities regarding transportation infrastructure, social welfare, urban renewal, and industrial development. How to use the district campaign headquarters as local bridges for policy communication, listen to local voices, and propose concrete and feasible visions will be the key to whether Li Si-chuan can stand out in the upcoming election.

Overall, the establishment of the Yonghe District joint campaign headquarters not only opens the curtain for grassroots general mobilization in Li Si-chuan's New Taipei City mayoral campaign, but also symbolizes that the race has officially entered a white-hot stage intertwined with organizational warfare and ground campaigns. Amidst the witness and cheers of nearly 800 enthusiastic supporters, Li Si-chuan displayed his ambition to advance steadily. In the future, as the campaign headquarters in all 29 districts fall into place one after another, the pan-Blue camp's mobilization machine in New Taipei City has been fully ignited. The subsequent developments of this election and the offensive and defensive strategies of the various camps are bound to become important indicators influencing the trajectory of Taiwan's political situation.

(Source of Facts: Central News Agency)