Taiwan People's Party candidate Tsai Chun-ting opens Chu-nan headquarters with Huang Kuo-chang's support

Tpp-affiliated Miaoli County Council candidate Tsai Chun-ting officially established her campaign headquarters in Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, today, drawing a large crowd of supporters and local residents. Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang made a special appearance to show his support, addressing the public on the topics of elderly care and National Health Insurance (NHI) premium subsidy policies, which currently command high attention in Taiwanese society. The establishment of the campaign headquarters not only marks Tsai's entry into the final sprint phase of the local election, but also highlights the TPP's strategic layout in grassroots organizational cultivation and policy discourse.

During the rally, Huang elaborately discussed the issue of elderly care. As Taiwan's social structure rapidly transitions into a super-aged society, the medical burdens, daily care, and social welfare policies for the elderly have become unavoidable livelihood issues across all sectors. In his speech, Huang touched upon the policy concept of subsidizing NHI premiums for the elderly, emphasizing that the state should be more forward-looking and demonstrate substantive care in the allocation of fiscal resources and the construction of social safety nets. This approach aims to alleviate the economic pressures on the elderly population and their families, ensuring that every senior citizen can enjoy a dignified and stable quality of life after stepping down from their working-life burdens.

In addition to Chairman Huang's personal endorsement and policy backing, candidate Tsai unveiled concrete policy proposals at the headquarters' inauguration ceremony, outlining her direction for legislative oversight and promotion should she successfully enter the council. Tsai's campaign focuses on practical local needs, proposing four core pillars encompassing transportation integration, educational environment enhancement, the improvement of long-term care systems, and technological governance. She pointed out that with the development of the science park and the influx of population in recent years, traffic congestion and public transportation connection issues in Zhunan Township have become increasingly prominent, necessitating fundamental improvements to commuting and school-transit quality through cross-regional transportation integration.

Regarding education and long-term care, Tsai believes that the local government should invest more resources, building upon existing foundations, to optimize campus hardware and software resources. Furthermore, to address the growing local aging population, a denser and more accessible community-based long-term care network should be established so that seniors can receive proper care within their familiar living environments. In addition, she particularly emphasized the importance of "technological governance," advocating for the introduction of more digital tools and transparent mechanisms into local public administration and oversight to enhance administrative efficiency and enable citizens to participate in public affairs more directly and swiftly.

The political and social structure of Miaoli County has been undergoing subtle transformations in recent years. As one of the key towns for population growth and economic development in the county, Zhunan Township has always been a contested battleground for all political parties. The TPP's active deployment of a council seat in Zhunan, coupled with Chairman Huang personally traveling south to boost morale, not only demonstrates the party central's high regard for the local election, but also highlights the ambition of the third force to cultivate local grassroots support. Through the establishment of the campaign headquarters and the presentation of concrete policy proposals, Tsai hopes to replace traditional verbal sparring with policy discussions, thereby winning the recognition of more independent voters and local residents.

With the official establishment of the campaign headquarters, the atmosphere of the local election has grown increasingly intense. Tsai's team will next delve into various neighborhoods in Zhunan, communicating their policies on transportation, education, long-term care, and technological governance to more voters through living room meetings, forums, and street campaigns. Facing the impending electoral test, the core of her subsequent campaign strategy will be how to convert the political momentum of the party central into substantial grassroots votes and break through the encirclement of traditional factions and the pan-blue and pan-green political landscape.

(Source: Central News Agency)