President Tsai Ing-wen (middle), Nantou legislator by-election candidate Cai Peihui (left) took a group photo with the seniors queuing up to receive red envelopes.

(Photo by reporter Chen Fengli)

The National Security Conference decided to systematically strengthen rural infrastructure and improve rural irrigation facilities

[Reporters Chen Fengli, Ou Sumei/Comprehensive Report] President Tsai Ing-wen visited Central Taiwan on the second day of the Lunar New Year. She went to Daxian Temple in Mingjian Township, Nantou for the first stop to participate in incense. Besides Cai Peihui, who promoted the DPP to participate in the Nantou Legislative By-election, she is a good legislator Candidates also talked about agricultural issues, saying that in addition to improving rural irrigation facilities and systematically improving rural infrastructure, international trade negotiations will focus on opening up Taiwan's agricultural international market, and are now negotiating with the United States on the 21st Century Trade Initiative , hoping to make Taiwanese products enter the U.S. market more smoothly, with agricultural products as the top priority.

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Tsai Ing-wen went to Daxian Palace in Dazhuang Village, Mingjian Township yesterday morning. She first offered ginseng and flowers to the chief priest, the Sacred King of Kaizhang, and then went to the temple to deliver a speech on state affairs and send red envelopes (one yuan lucky bags) for the Spring Festival. A total of more than 1,000 red envelopes were given out. Lucky bag.

Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that due to the epidemic for more than two years, Taiwan has experienced many difficulties and caused inflation. Fortunately, the people of Taiwan have spent this period in unity.

In response to the challenges faced in 2023, a national security meeting was held, at which it was decided to systematically improve rural infrastructure, especially water conservancy and irrigation systems, so that farmers can more easily grow better crops.

Tsai Ing-wen also said that the national security meeting also decided to assist small and medium-sized enterprises and manufacturing industries to transform into intelligent and combined production, reduce labor, and make small and medium-sized manufacturing industries more capable and efficient to produce better products.

Taiwan-U.S. Trade Initiative Negotiations

Priority items for agricultural products

Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that the most important external work this year is the negotiation of international trade. He has asked the international trade negotiation team to open up the international market for agricultural products. For example, the 21st Century Trade Initiative negotiations with the United States are currently underway, which is to allow Taiwan products to enter the The U.S. market is more open, and the entry of agricultural products into the U.S. market is the top priority.

Later, Tsai Ing-wen transferred to the Central Business Office of Taiwan Radio Station and the Third Battalion of the 586th Armored Brigade of the Army to express condolences to Taipower personnel and officers and soldiers who stayed in the camp on duty during the Spring Festival. A total of 2,500 lucky bags were distributed to Fengyuan Tzu Chi Temple in one hour. There was a long queue of people, and many people excitedly shouted "President, I love you".

Accompanied by Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Acting Chairman of Taipower Zeng Wensheng, Tsai Ing-wen went to the Central District of Taipower. Taipower plays its biggest role, working together with the whole people to accelerate Taiwan's energy transformation.

Tsai Ing-wen then went to Taiping to express condolences to the Third Battalion of the Army's 586th Armored Brigade. The Sixth Brigade is an important combat force to defend Taichung, and it is also the first combined arms battalion formed by the national army.

Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that only when the national army's training is more refined and closer to actual combat can it improve its self-defense capabilities and ensure national security.