Premier Su Zhenchang resigned from the cabinet for more than 4 years and handed over to former Vice President Chen Jianren yesterday.

But today it was reported that Su Zhenchang was hospitalized. Fortunately, he only underwent minimally invasive surgery on his waist, and he recovered within one night of hospitalization without serious problems.

(Picture taken from Su Zhenchang Facebook)

[Reporter Zhong Lihua/Taipei Report] Former Premier Su Zhenchang resigned from the cabinet for more than 4 years and handed over to former Vice President Chen Jianren yesterday.

But today there was news that Su Zhenchang was hospitalized. Fortunately, he only underwent minimally invasive surgery on his waist. He recovered within one night of hospitalization and was fine. President Tsai Ing-wen also went to visit him in the morning. Su Zhenchang also told the president very energetically, "No problem! "Thank you very much for your concern.

Su Zhenchang said on Facebook that on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, he went to the Executive Yuan to distribute red envelopes to left-behind colleagues and more than 100 guards. I was careful to hurt my waist. I endured the pain for the past few days. After the handover ceremony, I went to Taipei Veterans General for minimally invasive surgery.

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Su Zhenchang said that he would like to thank Chen Weiming, the president of Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and the medical team led by him for their excellent medical skills. He recovered quickly after staying for one night, and he can already be discharged home. He is currently in good condition.

Su Zhenchang also revealed that President Tsai Ing-wen came to pay special attention this morning, and he also told the president very energetically, "No problem!" Thank you very much for your concern.