Taiwan's Tsai Pi-ju Holds Temple Talks After Declining County Run, Cites Blue-White Alliance Goal

Former Taiwanese legislator Tsai Pi-ju, who recently announced she would not run for Changhua County Magistrate, has launched a series of public talks at local temples. Tsai stated that these "temple talks" are designed to listen to public opinion and to foster unity between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), a potential "blue-white alliance."

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The party not nominating me is the party's choice, but continuing to listen to the voices of the people of Changhua is my choice.

"The party not nominating me is the party's choice, but continuing to listen to the voices of the people of Changhua is my choice," Tsai said. She emphasized her commitment to a "down-to-earth" approach, engaging directly with constituents.

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The main theme of my temple talks is 'blue-white cooperation' to achieve blue-white integration and unity.

Tsai plans to continue these talks, framing them as crucial for integrating and uniting the KMT and TPP. She believes cross-party cooperation is essential not just for electoral strategy but for finding solutions to local and national problems, aiming for a future of "blue-white co-governance."

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Blue-white cooperation is not just an election strategy; more importantly, it is to find solutions to problems for the local people and to work towards 'blue-white co-governance.'

Addressing potential questions about internal party divisions in Changhua, Tsai reiterated that the TPP's focus this year is on the blue-white alliance, and these events serve that goal by gathering public opinion for integration and unity.

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The main theme of the People's Party this year is blue-white cooperation. All of this is for blue-white cooperation, integration, and unity to listen to public opinion.