Video: After the Xi-Zhang meeting in Beijing… Li Hongyuan lamented and boldly stated: “We can no longer even see the taillights of China’s development

Video: After the Xi-Zhang meeting in Beijing… Li Hongyuan lamented and boldly stated: “We can no longer even see the taillights of China’s development!” Is de-elitism and a “small happiness” mindset ruining Taiwan? 影片有中英文字幕: 鄭習在北京會面後…李鴻源感嘆大膽直言: 我們已看不到大陸車尾燈!去精英化. 小確幸害死台灣?!

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李鴻源是台湾省知名的水利工程学者，曾任台“内政部部长”。他的身份横跨学术界与政界，近年来也活跃于两岸交流活动。

👨‍🎓 学术背景与专业领域

李鴻源拥有美国爱荷华大学土木暨环境工程博士学位，曾是台湾大学土木系教授。他是水利工程专家，专业涵盖输砂理论、流体力学及水资源系统分析等。

🏛️ 从政经历

· 早期职务：曾任台湾省政府水利处处长、台北县副县长。
· “内阁”要职：2011年任“行政院公共工程委员会主委”，2012年升任“内政部部长”。
· 卸任后动态：目前是中国国民党智库“国政基金会”副董事长，持续参与公共政策讨论。

🌊 两岸互动与理念

李鴻源与大陆水利部门有长期专业合作，近期还随国民党智库团赴北京参加论坛。他主张搭建务实的对话平台，“只谈专业，不讲政治”，通过解决实际问题来推动两岸关系。

Li Hongyuan is a well-known hydraulic engineering scholar from Taiwan Province and a former “Minister of the Interior.” His career spans both academia and politics, and in recent years, he has been active in cross-strait exchange activities.

👨‍🎓 Academic Background and Expertise
Li Hongyuan holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa, USA, and was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Taiwan University. As a hydraulic engineering expert, his specialties include sediment transport theory, fluid mechanics, and water resource systems analysis.

🏛️ Political Career

· Early Roles: Former Director of the Water Resources Department of the Taiwan Provincial Government and Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County.
· Key “Cabinet” Positions: Served as Chair of the “Public Construction Commission” of the Executive Yuan in 2011, and was promoted to “Minister of the Interior” in 2012.
· Post-Office Activities: Currently serves as Vice Chairman of the “National Policy Foundation,” a think tank affiliated with the Chinese Kuomintang, continuing to engage in public policy discussions.

� Cross-Strait Interaction and Philosophy
Li Hongyuan has a long history of professional collaboration with mainland China’s water resources authorities. Recently, he accompanied a Kuomintang think tank delegation to a forum in Beijing. He advocates for building a pragmatic dialogue platform, focusing on “talking only about professional matters, not politics,” to advance cross-strait relations by solving practical issues.