Tsai Ing-wen and Su Zhenchang went to Hsinchu to participate in semiconductor talent training. They were in the same frame as Lin Zhijian and used actions to support the merger of Hsinchu. (Photo from China Review News Agency)
Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the Taiwan authorities who is also the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, clearly expressed her position on the merger of Hsinchu counties and cities at the Central Standing Committee. The only question left is how to implement "Tsai's will". This is also the second time after the "four major referendums" Seeing the power of the DPP's "complete governance", it is just the green camp's argument that they use the development of the semiconductor industry as a reason. Only mergers can solve the problem of administrative efficiency. The problem is that administrative efficiency is never the sole responsibility of the local area. It also requires the efforts of the administrative department. Cooperate.
Even if it is upgraded to "Zhuke City", different political parties will still have many obstacles. This also shows that the DPP has a careful election strategy. The merger and promotion of the first chief minister must be the same party as the DPP and fight all the way from 2022 to 2024 to ensure the advancement of the DPP. The party will always be in power.
At the regular meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party on the 22nd, Tsai Ing-wen began to advocate that "the governance capacity built by core cities will become a source of strength to jointly promote Taiwan's development." The core cities that Zhuzhu merged with now are the semiconductor industry.
Hsinchu Mayor Lin Zhijian of the Democratic Progressive Party, who advocates the merger of Greater Hsinchu, also believes that the global supply chain is reorganized and Taiwan's semiconductor industry is facing global competition. Therefore, he advocates the merger and upgrade of Greater Hsinchu to solve administrative efficiency problems caused by the division of counties and cities in the past. Only through strong cooperation between the authorities and the private sector can Taiwan's semiconductors continue to lead the world and become an important strategic industry in Taiwan.
In fact, the development of semiconductor industry clusters is not limited to Hsinchu County and City, but also the neighboring Taoyuan and Miaoli.
Taoyuan Mayor Zheng Wencan said frankly that the semiconductor supply chain, including packaging and testing, semiconductor equipment manufacturers, chemical material suppliers, and downstream IC carrier printed circuit board factories, are all in Taoyuan. Taoyuan's high-tech output value also far exceeds Bamboo in Hsinchu, in Zhunan, in Miaoli, and Tongluo are extensions of Bamboo manufacturers. If we really want to use "semiconductor" as the merging standard, it should be south of Taoyuan and north of Miaoli, so that the scope is the most complete. Most in line, why doesn’t the DPP include Taoyuan?
Enterprise mergers and acquisitions usually encounter the thorny problem of "who eats who?", and Hsinchu County and City also have to go through painful adjustments. The merger of counties and cities leaves "one mayor", and the county and city councils also leave "one speaker". Hsinchu County There are still 13 towns and cities, including the town and town offices, town and city representative meetings, town mayors, and town citizen representatives. These must be abolished. In order to continue their political life, they must go to the "Greater Hsinchu City Council" to fight for it. Alderman seats, which will create greater political chaos.
The Kuomintang is currently in power in Hsinchu County, and the DPP has been unable to win it. Once the merger is initiated, the blue camp will have to worry about how to distribute the politics. If it is not handled well, it may trigger greater internal differences and set fire to the Kuomintang led by Zhu Lilun. Of course, the merger will " The green camp is looking ugly." The backlash is not good for the DPP election, but instead of waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to fight, launch an attack horn, and fight all the way to 2024. As long as the first mayor of the merger and promotion is won by the DPP, 2024 must also be ensured Green governance.
The "Four Major Referendums" have just ended. The DPP defeated the KMT 4:0. The "Cai-Su system" is still intoxicated with joy and the momentum of victory is still there. As long as the external goals are clear, even if Lin Zhijian, Ke Jianming and other Hsinchu Kejiaban are defeated Other factions within the party are encircling and suppressing them. Once the merger of counties and cities is confirmed, whoever has the resources will rely on whoever has the resources. The interests of the blue and green factions in Hsinchu will be realigned, and the next step will be electoral mobilization.
