The new Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan was officially sworn in on December 25. (Photo source: Taiwan "Zhongshi News Network")
China Taiwan Network, December 28th, the new Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan was officially sworn in a few days ago. December 26th is his 44th birthday and his first day at work. He took the lead in paying tribute to the city government colleagues through the radio early in the morning and shouted to everyone to "let go and do it", breaking through unnecessary administrative frameworks and old habits. He said, "absolutely be everyone's backing", regardless of party affiliation, we will work hard for Taipei together. On the afternoon of
26, Jiang Wanan attended the inaugural meeting of the new Taipei City Council. The DPP Taipei City Councilor Wang Shijian, who always loves to "give gifts", gave him the "Royal Photo" of Jiang Wanan's great-grandfather Chiang Kai-shek as a "meeting gift". Jiang Wan'an "has no room for error" as mayor.
The Chinese Kuomintang lost power in Taipei for 8 years, and regained its lost ground after Jiang Wanan was born. He has also undisputedly become a hot new political star in the blue camp. Speaking of Jiang Wan'an, one cannot avoid his background. Although he was born outside the Jiang family's family, his fresh personality and lack of the habits of descendants of political power are quite popular on the island. The only remaining "single seedling".
Jiang Wanan is the great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo grandson, and the son of Jiang Xiaoyan, former vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang. He graduated from Taiwan National Chengchi University, double majored in the Department of Diplomacy and Law, and received his Master of Laws and Doctor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer in the largest law firm in Silicon Valley in the United States. He won the Taipei Citizens' Representative Election in 2016, continuing the Chiang family's political legacy, and was successfully re-elected in 2020.
As one of the representatives of the young and strong faction of the Chinese Kuomintang, Jiang Wanan has a gentle image, but he is sharp and decisive when he asks about politics. When I was young, I also had a verbal battle with Su Zhenchang, the head of Taiwan's administrative department, over the "blackout incident" on the island, and was dubbed the "New God of War" by netizens. In May of this year, Jiang Wanan was nominated by the Chinese Kuomintang to run for mayor of Taipei. During this period, competitors used his Jiang family background as an attack tool from time to time. As to whether these are political burdens or assets, Jiang Wan'an's answer is very stable. He believes that the Jiang family is not a burden to him, nor is it a halo, but a blood relationship. Other than that, it has no special meaning. After the counting of votes on November 26, Jiang Wan'an continued to lead in the number of votes, and finally defeated Chen Shizhong, who was nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party, and Huang Shanshan, a non-party candidate, and won the election with more than 570,000 votes. The media described it as a "strong comeback."
Jiang Wanan's new ruling team includes Ma Ying-jeou, Zhu Lilun, Han Guoyu and Hou Youyi . With the support and support of several heavyweight political figures in the party, Jiang Wan'an not only boosted the morale of the blue camp, but also aroused supporters' expectations for him, just like Ma Ying-jeou in the past. As for whether Jiang Wan'an can become the "next Ma Ying-jeou" of the Chinese Kuomintang, or whether he can embark on his own path to politics, the test has just begun. (Editor/Li Ning Reviewer/Li Baitao)
