Hou Yu-ih says he will offer households with three or more children a one-time housing subsidy of NT$1 million (US$31,000).^[1] That’s on top of plans to offer NT$20,000 (US$620) for women aged 30 to 40 to freeze their eggs, along with NT$2,000 (US$62) a year for five years to pay for the eggs’ storage.^[2] Hou says he also plans to raise Taiwan’s statutory maternity leave pay from 80% to full salary.^[3] 

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[1] Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the presidential nominee of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), pledged Monday a one-time housing subsidy of NT$1 million (US$31,094) for households with three or more children if he is elected. 

[2] If elected, the mayor said, he will also offer a one-time subsidy of NT$20,000 for egg freezing to women aged 30 to 40, along with an annual egg storage fee subsidy of NT$2,000 for a period of five years, with a maximum total subsidy of NT$30,000.

[3] 他並主張「育嬰留職停薪補貼 」應提高，可請領6個月的育嬰留職停薪津貼，由平均月投保薪資的8成，調高至投保薪資全薪，新增2成政府加碼補貼。

Hou Yu-ih advocates restarting government-to-government contact with China on the basis of the 1992 Consensus.^[1] That means both sides agree that Taiwan and the Chinese mainland are part of one China, but they disagree on its legitimate government. Hou opposes both Taiwan independence and China’s proposed “One Country, Two Systems” formula for unification.^[2] He has also proposed several policies specific to the Kinmen Islands, Taiwan’s closest territory to China. These include forming gas and electricity links with China, sharing medical resources and holding a referendum on building a bridge to China from Kinmen.^[3] Hou emphasizes the importance of maintaining a strong military in cross-strait relations, through a “3D” policy of deterrence, dialogue and de-escalating.^[4]

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[1] I support the 1992 Consensus, the approach to cross-strait dialogue agreed to by Taiwanese officials and counterparts from the mainland, consistent with the constitution. 

[2] I uphold Taiwan’s democratic and free political system while opposing both demands for Taiwan’s independence and any attempt to absorb the island into unification with mainland China under the guise of “one country, two systems.”  

[3] Meanwhile, the KMT candidate proposed to start importing electricity and natural gas from China's Fujian Province in order to ensure supply.

侯友宜指出，他提出包括推動金門與對岸的通電通氣、打造金門成為兩岸客貨樞紐、影視文化城、兩岸醫療專區、以及支持金廈大橋公投、提升金門軟實力等6大具體主張，盼將金門打造成「兩岸經貿示範區」。 

[4] I propose a “three Ds” strategy to maintain stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the broader Indo-Pacific region: deterrence, dialogue, and de-escalation.

Hou Yu-ih stresses the importance of strengthening Taiwan’s military to deter China from launching an attack.^[1] He wants to set up an early warning system to detect Chinese military action near Taiwan and better prepare Taiwan’s people for an all-out defense of the country.^[2] Hou says Taiwan should work more closely with the United States and other partners to share intelligence and hold joint training exercises.^[3] He plans to lower mandatory military service from one year to four months once cross-strait tensions ease.^[4]

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[1] A strong military will help deter aggression and keep at bay any prospect of war in the Taiwan Strait. 

[2] In response to the increasing number of gray zone actions Taiwan has endured in recent years, I will direct relevant agencies to establish an early warning system. … I will initiate structural reforms within the government in order to strengthen the public’s awareness of what is needed for all-out defense. I will establish a cabinet-level All-Out Defense Mobilization Council directly under the executive branch of government, chaired by the vice premier. This body will completely integrate defense mobilization policy across various ministries and agencies. 

[3] And I will expand cooperation with like-minded partners. In particular, Taiwan should deepen its collaboration with the United States in various areas such as sharing intelligence and promoting regular joint training exercises. 

[4] 他表示，他當選總統後，一定會展開兩岸對話交流及建立互信，在確定兩岸及台海穩定，才有可能恢復4個月兵役。 

To reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Hou Yu-ih wants to prioritize cutting down coal power to zero by 2040.^[1] To bridge the energy gap, he wants to use Taiwan’s four nuclear power plants, keeping the third plant running, restarting the first and second, and safely finishing construction on the fourth.^[2] Hou wants renewable energy to make up 27% of Taiwan’s energy mix by 2030 and 57% by 2050.^[3] Under Hou’s plan, the remaining 43% of the 2050 energy mix will come from nuclear power (18%) and natural gas using carbon capture technology (25%).^[4]

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[1] 讓現有核電廠延役，取代污染及排碳嚴重的燃煤發電; 2040無煤台灣 

[2] 國民黨總統參選人侯友宜今天推出能源政策，主張將核電正式列入能源選項，並承諾當選總統後，第一任期內將完成核一、核二、核三檢查檢修工作，安全延役；也將成立「核四總體安全審查委員會」，在安全無虞下，推動核四安全重啟。 

[3] 侯友宜公布能源政策 核一二三延役、安全重啟核四

[4] 侯友宜公布能源政策 核一二三延役、安全重啟核四

Hou Yu-ih’s healthcare policy includes five main priorities. First, Hou hopes to boost spending on health care from about 6.6% to 8% of Taiwan’s GDP, giving raises to nurses and setting up dedicated funds for vaccinations and for treating cancer.^[1] Second, he wants to put extra emphasis on care for women and children to lower Taiwan’s infant mortality rate.^[2] Third, Hou plans to expand screening for common cancers, including offering free lung cancer checks to people exposed to high levels of air pollution in the last five years.^[3] Fourth, he wants to launch a national plan for improving mental health, especially among young people.^[4] Finally, Hou says he would make the government’s vaccine procurement process more transparent.^[5]

For social care, Hou Yu-ih wants to ease the burden on women providing care to their family members to allow them to return to work.^[6] To do that, Hou wants to make it easier for people in their 70s with stage two cancer to hire migrant caregivers.^[7] He also wants to better integrate those migrant caregivers into the long-term care system and improve their training.^[8] Finally, Hou plans to incentivize companies to employ more caregivers from Taiwan.^[9]

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[1] 一、優先投資醫療保健預算支出，任內逐年達到GDP的8%。我將提高醫療預算，賦予醫療給付彈性，並成立癌症基金、擴充疫苗基金，確保癌友能用到救命藥，解決「因病而窮、因窮而死」的窘況，以及優化發展智慧醫療與照護，縮小城鄉數位落差，改善偏鄉醫療環境。

[2] 二，優先照顧兒童及婦幼。在行政院成立跨部會協調委員會，定期舉行會報，專責兒童健康，並全面檢討現行兒童照護政策，降低嬰兒死亡率。  

[3] 三，優先推動高風險癌症預防。跨部會公私協力推動國家級慢性病預防與健康管理計畫、重視骨質疏鬆的檢測及預防、針對PM2.5過去五年超標縣市民眾放寬低劑量電腦斷層掃瞄(LDCT)免費標準，並放寬五癌篩檢之適用範圍、降低乳癌、大腸癌篩檢年齡。 

[4] 四，推動行政院層級「國民心理健康計畫」，全面推動心理及健康促進跨專業合作，提供多元形式之心理健康服務，並優化「年輕族群心理健康支持方案」，跨部會合作推動青年心理健康促進與服務。 

[5] 五，優先推動疫苗及醫藥採購透明化。 

[6] 4.釋放家庭勞動力，減輕家庭照顧者的壓力與負擔，讓婦女重回職場，不必再為照顧家中長者而擔憂。 

[7] 我主張，70至79歲患有癌症二期以上長者，取消巴氏量表！ 

[8] 2.看護移工與長照體系整合，強化移工照護技能與品質，提升高齡長者照護品質，改善健康。

[9] 3.就業安定基金補助雇主聘用本國看護，提升薪資及工作環境，並提高本國勞工就業競爭力，減輕家屬負擔。 

Hou Yu-ih has vowed to crack down on fraud, promising longer sentences based on the amount stolen. He’s proposed establishing a new narcotics investigation bureau dedicated to fighting illegal drugs. Hou also wants a special task force to investigate corruption by people in power.

He says he will sell off public land at below market price. For young homebuyers, he’s proposed waiving down payments, increasing home loans and offering five years of loan interest subsidies.

Hou Yu-ih has proposed amending laws regulating government revenue and expenditures and restarting efforts to amend national land planning laws and to implement a wealth tax. On pay, Hou says he would raise the minimum monthly wage to NT$33,000 (US$1,060), push SMEs to give pay hikes for young workers, and increase tax deductions. He would form an AI strategy, develop emerging technologies and create key national industries. Hou also says he would increase worker days off and restore Constitution Day as a national holiday.