DPP New Taipei mayoral candidate Lin Jialong (right) recently accepted an exclusive interview with Xie Jinhe (left), chairman of Caixin Media, on "Digital Program".

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[Reporter Wei Jinjun/New Taipei Report] Facing Taiwan's 2022 nine-in-one election and 2024 presidential election, DPP New Taipei mayoral candidate Lin Jialong said bluntly in an interview a few days ago that now the world is watching the DPP govern. Refers to the 2022 result) is not good, "of course it will affect President Tsai Ing-wen." He emphasized that although this is a local election, it will also affect Taiwan's role in the world.

Lin Jialong recently accepted an exclusive interview with Xie Jinhe, Chairman of Caixin Media, on "Digital Program", and shared his journey of running for the mayor of New Taipei, the process of promoting tourism construction as the Minister of Transport, and the views of several new Southbound ambassadors on the rise of ASEAN.

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Talking about his commitment and vision to New Taipei City, Lin Jialong said that New Taipei City needs to be truly upgraded after 12 years of upgrading, from a satellite city and satellite factories in Taipei City to a bearing and core city in the capital circle, connecting the capital circle with a population of 10 million. To become the engine of Taiwan's development, and to drive the development of the capital circle and Taiwan with the development of New Taipei City, he believes that New Taipei City has momentum and needs to be positioned clearly, but the current position is unclear.

Lin Jialong further stated that he is from the perspective of the country, allowing New Taipei to deploy ahead of time and find a position in the industrial economy. He mentioned that New Taipei has 8 industrial zones, and the entire headquarters or factory of the fifth electronics company is here, and New Taipei will play the role. An industrial settlement or supply chain here uses the combined transportation of passengers and goods between sea and air ports, allowing New Taipei to go from being an accessory facing Taipei to leading Taipei to the world.

Lin Jialong emphasized that his governance logic is international-oriented, and he has an industrial economic proposition. From sea and air ports to postal logistics, "infrastructure, transportation, and water conservancy are used to drive the industrial economy and form a virtuous circle." , the flow of money will converge.

As for the future opportunities for Taiwan in the new Southbound, Lin Jialong said that the key to the current trend lies in the Chinese regime. 2035” makes the United States or Japan think that China wants to shape a China-centered party-state empire.

He emphasized that this is very important, so Taiwan's opportunity has come. Under the threat of China's rise, Taiwan can still have good epidemic prevention, economy, and even use democracy to fight against civil attack and military intimidation. Therefore, Taiwan is now seen by the world.

Lin Jialong believes that Taiwan's national role needs to find a new position in the world. In the past, the new Southbound used to invest and make use of relatively cheap local production factors, but now the difference is "to be good together", through digital technology to create locally It can be integrated globally and even strategically with Taiwan. What he is doing is to create a platform economy and a data economy, so that everyone can learn, create and benefit together.

Faced with how Taiwan can link up with the international community and how to become wider in the deepening of Taiwan's democracy, Lin Jialong believes that the world is a confrontation between the United States and China. The economic order, finding Taiwan's niche, Taiwan's national security, economic and democratic development, will be a global issue. When the CCP has a real threat of war against Taiwan, the world will come to protect Taiwan.

Lin Jialong emphasized that from this point of view, local elections are also public opinion. The international community is seeing the DPP in power. If the midterm exam is not good, "of course it will affect President Tsai". 2024 is the key to Taiwan. As long as it is a local regime, like The quality of the DPP generation is excellent and can be succeeded. Taiwan is facing the possible ten years of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, so the next ten years will be the relationship between Taiwan and the world and China. He also believes that although this is a local election , but it will also affect Taiwan's role in the world.