President discusses moving legislature, executive to Taichung; Premier says no relocation discussed

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te expressed a vision for relocating the Legislative Yuan and the Executive Yuan to Taichung, aiming to foster more equitable regional development across the island. The president shared this aspiration during a commemorative event in Nantun District, Taichung City.

However, Premier Cho Jung-tai sought to contextualize the president's statement, describing it as a response to a suggestion made by event organizers rather than a concrete government plan. "Yesterday, the president's remarks on this point were not the main content," Cho explained. "It was that someone at the venue, the organizer, raised such a suggestion, such an initiative. That was a process of responding to the dialogue."

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Yesterday, the president's remarks on this point were not the main content. It was that someone at the venue, the organizer, raised such a suggestion, such an initiative. That was a process of responding to the dialogue.

Cho stressed that the government takes seriously any initiative that contributes to the goal of balancing development throughout Taiwan. He noted that while the idea of relocating government branches was raised, the current government priorities for the central region focus on the revitalization of Zhongxing New Village and the renovation of cultural and industrial buildings at National Chung Hsing University. "There has been no direct discussion about the relocation of any administrative agencies," Cho clarified.

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There has been no direct discussion about the relocation of any administrative agencies.