Neihu Flooding Becomes 'Mirror to Expose' Mayor Chiang Wan-an's Near-Zero Achievements Over Four Years

Recent heavy rainfall has led to severe flooding in Taipei's Neihu district, with further inundation reported in Neihu and Shilin, prompting criticism of Mayor Chiang Wan-an's administration.

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A flood has directly exposed Chiang Wan-an's four years of achievements as close to zero.

Taiwan Youth Generation Association for Common Prosperity Chairman Chang Yu-meng directly criticized the mayor, stating, "A flood has directly exposed Chiang Wan-an's four years of achievements as close to zero." He pointed to incidents where residents reportedly received flood relief payments of NT$10,000 upon encountering the mayor, questioning the process and suggesting it resembled a "God of Wealth" handout rather than mayoral duty.

Further criticism targeted the city government's communication and technology infrastructure for disaster management. Chang highlighted the low subscription rate of the Water Resources Department's official LINE account, which is intended to push water level alerts. This echoed former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je's critique of the city launching too many separate applications, potentially overwhelming citizens. Chang questioned the necessity of subscribing to numerous apps when a unified platform like "TaipeiPASS" already exists.

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So we voted not for a mayor, but for the God of Wealth?

Additionally, city councilor Lin Yen-feng revealed that a disaster response cloud collaboration platform, reportedly costing nearly NT$40 million, experienced temporary server delays of about 20 minutes during the heavy rainfall due to a simultaneous influx of large video data. Mayor Chiang Wan-an acknowledged the server delay, attributing it to the high volume of data transmission. Chang Yu-meng criticized the platform's functionality, suggesting it was inadequate for real-time disaster response.

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What's wrong with that? When a disaster occurs, of course, there will be a large amount of image data transmitted. As a result, your server will get stuck. This disaster platform can really be scrapped.

Chang also accused the mayor of engaging in "performative" actions, suggesting that Chiang's visit to Neihu's Jinlong Village was a staged event to manage public perception, timed after the floodwaters had already receded. The overall sentiment from critics is that the recent flooding has exposed significant shortcomings in the city's disaster preparedness and the mayor's performance.

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Chiang Wan-an has now learned the SOP for putting on a show. Wherever he might be criticized, he will urgently arrange an inspection to take photos and issue press releases. Today, he 'precisely' added Neihu's Jinlong Village to his itinerary.