Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) — who has been nominated the party’s candidate for next year’s presidential election — yesterday said that if elected, her government would assist the public with good ideas and coordinate efforts to make the nation a better place to live.
Tsai made the remarks when attending the premiere of a documentary about a young man, Chiu Hsing-wei (邱星崴), who decided to return to his home village in Nanjhuang Township (南庄), Miaoli County, after graduating from university, instead of looking for a job in the city.
Chiu opened a hostel in a renovated historic house, Mountain Lodge (老寮), and attracted a group of young people to return to the village to run the hostel with him.
Photo: Taipei Times Chu Pei-hsiung
“In the last presidential election, I was surprised how fast the donations to run the campaign were received through the ‘Three Piglets’ movement,” Tsai told reporters. “So, after the election, I decided to travel around the nation to listen to what those who supported me had to say, as well as what those who didn’t vote for me.”
Through the visits, Tsai learned that there are people all over the nation with many surprisingly good ideas and it inspired her to believe that “a good government should complete things by coordinating efforts by the public, instead of having academics brainstorming in offices.”
Tsai said she plans to release a series of documentaries to show the vitality of Taiwanese society and to inspire others.
Asked about her choice of running mate, Tsai dismissed the question, saying that it is too early to talk about it.
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