Premier Su Zhenchang was rumored to be resigning.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] It was reported today (11th) that Executive Premier Su Zhenchang will resign, causing discussions from all walks of life.

In this regard, Akio Yata, a senior Japanese media person, said that he felt that an era was coming to an end, and he defended Su Zhenchang, believing that Su Kui had been attacked for many groundless reasons along the way.

Yaba Akio said in a Facebook post that upon hearing this news, he felt that "an era is coming to an end." Su Kui's resignation was already predictable after the nine-in-one election. "Democratic politics is responsible politics. The supreme head of the executive body It is also a duty to bear the responsibility of losing the election. Amidst the criticism from the media, President Su persisted until the budget was passed in Congress, which is also a responsible attitude.”

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Akio Yabata said that after observing Taiwan's politics in the past few years, he believes that Su Zhenchang is very good at solving problems. Facing various internal and external troubles, he handled the administrative affairs of the Executive Yuan in an orderly manner. During his term of office, he did not make any major mistakes. Yes, it may be that sometimes the attitude towards opposition members is not very good.

Akio Yabata defended Su Zhenchang and said: "However, he has suffered all kinds of baseless attacks along the way. For example, in recent months, many media have said that Taiwan's law and order is not good. But if we If you look at the numbers, you will know that it is completely untrue hype.”

Yaba Akio pointed out that the crime rate in Taiwan has dropped almost every year during Su Kui’s tenure. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the number of criminal cases in Taiwan dropped from 297,000 in 2015 to 244,000 in 2021. In addition, according to the ranking of the global database website (Numbeo Crime Index), Taiwan ranks third in the world's security index in 2022, second only to Qatar in the first place, the United Arab Emirates in the second place, and Japan Eighth, South Korea 21st, Singapore 24th, the economic figures are equally impressive.

Yaba Akio did not deny that there were of course various problems during Su Zhenchang's tenure, but he believed that, in general, Su Kui's contribution to Taiwan in the past few years was remarkable.