Su Tsiao-hui on 'Greater Taipei Living Circle': Cooperation Does Not Equal Joint Governance

Su Tsiao-hui, the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate for New Taipei City Mayor, responded today to the '30-minute Greater Taipei living circle' and 'joint governance of Greater Taipei' policies proposed by Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Lee Szu-chuan. Su stated that cooperation does not equal joint governance, and cities must maintain their autonomy, cooperating when necessary and competing when appropriate. Attending the 'Protecting Fur Babies: Geriatric Care and Chronic Disease Academic Seminar and Advocacy Fair' hosted by the New Taipei City Veterinary Medical Association, Su expressed her hope to expand vaccination and health check coverage, enhance nighttime veterinary care capacity, and implement more pet long-term care policies to not only care for pets but also create new value in the industry chain. When asked by media about the 30-minute living circle, Su said she has always worked to make New Taipei a city with more convenient transportation, citing her efforts in coordinating the construction of an outer dike access road along the Dahan River, securing funding for the Sanying Line under the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program, and advocating for the construction of the Danjiang Bridge, Fengming Station, and the Fuzhou interchange on Provincial Highway 65, all of which have shortened travel times to under 30 minutes. She emphasized that while the Taipei-Keelung-Taoyuan-Yilan living circle should cooperate on issues like transportation, public safety, education, and environmental protection, 'cooperation does not equal joint governance.' Cities need to maintain their own identity and think from their own perspective, cooperating when needed and competing when needed. She positioned herself as the best mayoral candidate to champion New Taipei's autonomy, independent thinking, and citizen engagement. Meanwhile, Lee Szu-chuan attended the Jiufen Mazu mountain procession at Sheng Ming Temple in Ruifang District early this morning. He participated in the ceremony to escort the Mazu statue onto its palanquin and light the firecrackers. Sheng Ming Temple's chairman, Lin Tien-lin, led the crowd in chanting 'get elected,' creating a very enthusiastic atmosphere. Lee stated that upon election, he would continue to promote local construction and transport tourism in the Jinguashi, Jiufen, and Shueinandong areas to benefit the citizens. He likened the cooperation needed to enthrone a deity to the teamwork required for municipal administration, promising to use his 42 years of practical public service experience, along with action and execution, to advance various construction projects and work with all residents to make New Taipei a place where every community can live and work in peace and contentment.