According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwan's administrative agency will hand over the old and new teams on the 31st.

Su Zhenchang's successor, Chen Jianren, has started the replacement of the new team, and the current team has been roughly determined.

　　Judging from the announced list, Zheng Wencan, the former mayor of Taoyuan City, will partner with Chen Jianren as the principal and deputy heads. The new faces of the administrative team include Shi Zhe, the head of the cultural affairs department, and Xiao Zonghuang, the director of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. The remaining members include several Tang Feng, the person in charge of the development department, Pan Wenzhong, the person in charge of the education department, Wang Guocai, the person in charge of the transportation department, and Chen Jizhong, the person in charge of the agricultural affairs department.

Chen Jianren and Zheng Wencan.

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　　Chen Chien-jen said that steady connection of government affairs, expansion of intergenerational cooperation, and increase of female members are the principles for forming the team this time. Talents should be selected based on their talents, and more people who are willing to do things for Taiwan should be allowed to give full play to their talents.

　　In this regard, the people on the island did not buy it, and public opinion directly criticized the personnel adjustment of the new team, which is tantamount to "putting old wine in new bottles" and "changing the soup without changing the medicine".

Who is Chen Jianren?

　　Chen Chien-jen gives people the impression of being a "clear scholar", and was once the director of the Institute of Public Health at National Taiwan University.

His father came from a local faction of the Chinese Kuomintang and was the magistrate of Kaohsiung County.

When Chen Shui-bian was in power, Chen Jianren and Tsai Ing-wen worked together in the administrative agency.

In 2015, as a non-party member, he partnered with Tsai Ing-wen to run for the election of the leader and deputy leader of Taiwan. In 2016, he became the first deputy leader without party membership in Taiwan.

　　In 2019, facing the surprise challenge of "pragmatic Taiwan independence worker" Lai Qingde, Chen Jianren announced that he would not run for re-election. He will step down after the expiration of his term in the following year and apply to join the Democratic Progressive Party at the end of 2021. He is regarded as Tsai Ing-wen's "confidant" .

　　In terms of conduct, Chen Jianren regards himself as a "neutral and moderate" scholar.

He always smiles in front of the camera and speaks calmly. Some media on the island call him a warm man and "Brother Big Ren".

He once said that he was obsessed with research and had no interest in politics.

Regarding this personnel adjustment, he declared that he expected to form a "gentle and tough" team.

　　However, there is no lack of criticism against Chen Jianren on the island.

In 2007, when he served as the head of Taiwan's science and technology development department, he resigned for the suspected plagiarism of the papers he co-authored.

In the new crown epidemic, it blindly became a "high-end vaccine" platform and was called a "high-end paladin".

In addition, there are voices on the island who believe that Chen Jianren lacks political experience and may be difficult to deal with complex factional struggles within the party and difficult livelihood issues.

Personnel adjustment or political compromise?

　　Regarding Su Zhenchang's resignation, according to the analysis of public opinion on the island, this is very likely to be the last leg of his political career.

During his tenure, Taiwan's prices soared, people's salaries went backwards, and the gap between rich and poor widened. However, Su Zhenchang's team acted arrogantly and arrogantly, which caused great dissatisfaction among the people.

　　At the end of 2022, the Democratic Progressive Party lost the "nine-in-one" election in Taiwan, and the DPP and the public became increasingly dissatisfied with Su Zhenchang.

With the successive defeats in the by-elections, the "defensive battle" of Pu Jinjin failed, and Su Zhenchang had to step down and leave.

　　Public opinion on the island believes that judging from the timing of Su Zhenchang's resignation and the announced list of candidates, there are many factions and power calculations within the DPP.

Chen Jizhong, Xue Ruiyuan, Wang Meihua, Lin Youchang and many other members of the administrative team have "black history".

This wave of personnel arrangements does not prioritize professionalism and economics. It can be said to be a compromise list under the balance of factions, let alone "employing people on their merits."

At present, the "party" and "government" on the island seem to be in harmony with each other, and the relevant adjustments are just a struggle to avoid "political lameness".

　　Taiwan's "United Daily News" believes that Chen Jianren's administrative experience is limited, and his academic personality is obviously difficult to deal with government affairs. Chen Jianren is used to replace Su Zhenchang.

Su Zhenchang and Chen Jianren.

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　　Lai Shibao, the public opinion representative of the Chinese Kuomintang, questioned that this personnel adjustment is like a "green wind blowing". Although Chen Jianren became the new head of the administrative agency, Tsai Ing-wen deprived him of the right to appoint personnel. The administrative team led by Chen Jianren is only an agent, and the effectiveness is worrying .

　　Qiu Chenyuan, general secretary of the People's Party's Legislative Yuan, suggested that Chen Jianren should have the courage to show his personal will and know people well in order to truly demonstrate his reform courage in the face of the highly controversial retention list.

What do people on the island expect?

　　Regarding Chen Jianren's succession as the head of Taiwan's administrative agency, a latest online poll on the island shows that 92% of the people "do not believe that he will do a good job."

On the contrary, only 4% of the people "believe that Chen Jianren will do a good job", and the survey results sparked discussions.

　　Many netizens commented: "He only cares about the high-end but not the people", "If you don't hope, you won't be disappointed", "There is no need to look forward to it", "It doesn't matter who takes over the current ruling team, because no one is professional. What's more, it's all for self-interest, who really does things for the people of Taiwan, so it's still unclear who will do it."

　　Public opinion on the island pointed out that in the face of the severe situation in the Taiwan Strait, inflation, economic downturn, and corruption of public order, the public does not care about personnel changes, and what they really care about is how to solve practical problems.

People's livelihood issues such as salary increase, stable prices, and marketing of agricultural products all depend on the new team to solve them with all their heart and speed, and look forward to truly putting the people first.

(Reporter Mulang)