2023-04-30 19:28:38
(Reporter Lin Lianhua/Report from Los Angeles) Next year’s presidential and legislative elections will be held on January 13, 2024. The Greater Los Angeles area, which has the largest number of Taiwanese in the United States, will hold the “Greater Los Angeles Trust Friends of Taiwan” on April 29 (Saturday) At the inaugural meeting of the Taiwan Association, more than 200 folks crowded the auditorium of the Taiwan Guild Hall in Los Angeles, shouting loudly and loudly, “Unity will win. Stand for Taiwan” and “Lai Qingde. Frozen Garlic”. Support Lai Qingde, and hope to fight for Taiwan once more in the crucial battle of life and death.
At present, local camps in various parts of the United States will launch support clubs one following another. The names of the support clubs all have a pun meaning “trust in Taiwan”, highlighting that Lai Qingde is the only presidential candidate who is trustworthy and protects Taiwan. This time, with the idea of blooming everywhere, we encourage all regions or all kinds of industries to name and establish, and the “Friends Association” can become a support organization that will continue to support Lai Qingde following winning the election.
⇑ Three co-convenors and distinguished guests who spoke on behalf of them. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
The Greater Los Angeles area has a vast territory. Under the call of the three conveners Chen Wenshi, Li Mutong, and Lin Rongsong, many community leaders and folks from all walks of life came to the scene to gather support and support, and jointly called on the local camp to unite and cooperate, gather the strength of overseas Taiwanese, and help Lai Qingde win Taiwan’s presidential election in January 2024 will deepen Lai Ching-te’s vision of “Taiwan’s democratic unity, democratic governance, and democratic peace” to be implemented.
During the period, a video of DPP candidate Lai Ching-te was shown to pay tribute to the supporters of Friends of Taiwan, and express the importance of winning the election and the main ideas.
Representatives of major associations took the stage to speak one by one, including Tian Yihong, a business representative and national policy adviser to the Presidential Palace, Yang Yueying, chairman of the West-American Party Department of the Democratic Progressive Party, Xu Xinhong, a representative of the Hakka Support Association, Yang Jiayou, a representative of the Elder Association, Wang Hanping, a representative of the Gan County Support Association, Orange County Overseas Chinese Affairs Representative Zhang Peiluan, Medical Support Representative Lin Rongsong, Youth Support Association Representative Wen Yuling, Women Support Association Representative and National Taiwan Association President Chen Guiling, Art and Culture Support Association Representative Chen Wenshi, Northwest District Taiwan Association Representative Li Kongzhao, Zeng Yu Lai Qingde and Hong Maoze, who were elected as representatives to the National Congress in Taiwan with a high vote in 1996, and others, all spoke out and made generous statements.
⇑ Co-convener Lin Rongsong shared the strong encouragement given to the candidates by the overseas election aid team. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
Lin Rongsong, the co-convener, announced that the “2024 Overseas Campaign Support Group” will open for registration soon. He will arrive in Taiwan before January 5 next year and start a 6-day and 7-night campaign from January 6 to 12. The registration fee is NT$ 35,000 yuan.
He shared his experience of organizing a delegation to return to Taiwan to support the election since 1996. There is no service or participation in the presidential election. Returning to Taiwan to vote and overseas campaign support are very important, and they can definitely play the key role of the “key minority”. The re-election of the former president was difficult, because overseas Taiwanese enthusiastically returned to their hometowns to vote, which became the key to winning a narrow victory.
In the end, he also encouraged his fellow citizens to return to Taiwan to support the election, because overseas returnees helped to sweep the streets and distribute leaflets to support the campaign, or to build momentum at the election party, which gave strong encouragement to the candidates, and the effect of urging votes was twice the result with half the effort.
⇑ Co-convener Chen Wenshi introduced the team cadres, hoping that more elites will join. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
Co-convener Chen Wenshi introduced the team cadres and the meeting process from the future to the election period.At present, the Greater Los Angeles Friends of Taiwan Association has a strong lineup of cadres. In addition to the co-convenors, there are Lai Yinghui, the former chairman of the Greater Los Angeles Taiwan Association, as the general director, Wu Zhaofeng as the deputy director general, Zhang Juhui in charge of finance, Li Jincong as financial supervisor, and Zhou Qingyao as the coordinator General affairs, Dai Zhixin is responsible for electoral services, and lawyer Chen Zhengyi is the legal consultant.
He also emphasized that the establishment of the conference is only the first step, and there is still a lot of work to be done with the joint efforts of everyone. In the near future, it is planned to set up an office to recruit volunteers, and actively promote the work details that can actually help Lai Qingde be elected, such as: organizing a ticket reminder team, making publicity materials, assisting villagers to register as voters, and encouraging villagers to return to Taiwan early to contribute People with lofty ideals are welcome to sign up for important tasks such as campaign activities and voting.
⇑ Co-convener Li Mutong introduced Lai Qingde’s political characteristics. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
Co-convener Li Mutong introduced Lai Qingde’s life and political characteristics following losing his father since he was a child, going to school as a miner’s son, becoming a doctor and his career in politics, and vice president. Li Mutong believes that there are 5 impressive deeds that show his character; first, his father, a miner, lost his father in a disaster at the age of 2. He once said that “the greatest asset left by his father is poverty.” Positive thinking. Second, the election was extremely simplified, the first to create a correct election style, and was still re-elected with a high number of votes. Third, reject the election bribery case of Speaker Li Quanjiao and insist on not entering the parliament for 223 days. Fourth, when the DPP was at its lowest point in 2019, it vigorously supported the election for Guo Guowen, reversing the situation in the green camp. Fifth, seek the benefits of people from all walks of life for the presidential election, and maintain monthly exchanges with the scientific and technological community.
⇑ Tian Yihong, representative of the business community and national policy adviser to the Presidential Office. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
Although the overseas folks have been far away in foreign lands for many years, they have always cared regarding their hometowns and have long been a strong backing for democracy and freedom in Taiwan.Presidential Office National Policy Adviser Tian Yihong and other speakers emphasized that in the face of next year’s presidential election, under the double pressure of pro-China parties and China’s threats and lures, misleading the DPP’s election will push Taiwan into war, and there are “doubts “Beauty theory” and other cognitive wars are emerging one following another. The future will definitely be a hard battle, but we must not back down. People who love Taiwan and put Taiwan first have no choice. Everyone can only unite and cooperate. In 2024, Taiwan can only be won by Lai Qingde and Congress More than half of the time, Taiwan can resist China’s threat, and Taiwan’s democratic and free society can survive.
⇑ Deputy Director-General Wu Zhaofeng presided over and announced the three steps of “TEAM TAIWAN” to support Taiwan. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
On the 29th, the inaugural meeting was presided over by Deputy Director-General Wu Zhaofeng and announced that,The Greater Los Angeles Trust Friends of Taiwan Association will use the core concept of “TEAM TAIWAN” to support Taiwan and Lai Qingde. There are three steps to support Taiwan. First, the 2024 president will only choose Lai Qingde and the majority of Congress. Second, take the initiative to join the FB and LINE official accounts of the Greater Los Angeles Trust Friends of Taiwan Association, and contact them as soon as possible. Third, actively join the LINE group of the 2024 Taiwan Overseas Election Aid Group of the American Progressive Party Headquarters, and sign up for the election aid group.
⇑ Yang Yueying, chairperson of the DPP’s West-American Party Department, introduced the LINE groups of overseas election campaign groups, etc. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
Yang Yueying, chairperson of the DPP’s West-West Party Department, introduced that the West-West Party Department has formed a LINE group, and at the same time opens the registration for overseas campaign groups from now on. For details, please contact the West-West Party Headquarters.
The supporters present at the meeting also expressed their consensus that in addition to contributing money and efforts, they must return to Taiwan to vote; as for the overseas campaign group, the folks also expressed their strong willingness to break the previous record of the highest 6 bus groups. A grand campaign to canvass and urge votes back to Taiwan.
⇑ More than 200 folks packed the auditorium of the Taiwan Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo by reporter Lin Lianhua)
On the 29th, in addition to the presence of more than 200 folks, there was a lot of excitement, and representatives from Vancouver, New York, Washington DC, and San Diego also came to help.
Trust Taiwan Friends of Greater Los Angeles has set up an email account (*protected email*), Facebook (www.facebook.com/lafol2024). In addition, related Line groups are welcome to click (
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