Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) legislators yesterday denied that former president Lee Teng-hui (
The legislators made the remarks in response to a story run by the local Chinese language newspaper, the China Times, which said that Lee told Presidential Office Secretary-General Mark Chen (
TSU Legislator Ho Min-hao (
"There have been a series of rumors and speculation implying that the relationship between former president Lee and President Chen has deteriorated sharply, because the TSU cast invalid votes on the recall motion. But I can say those rumors are not true," Ho said.
Ho said that he suspected the pan-blue camp had chosen to spread the rumor now because the TSU and DPP were having problems coordinating their campaigns for the year-end elections, and so it's a vulnerable time.
"Former president Lee only cares about whether a localized regime will continue [in power]. He does not care about the people who are trying to cause trouble between him and the president," Ho said.
Meanwhile, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, who met Lee before the recall vote, yesterday was upbeat on relations between Chen and Lee, saying that it was not a surprise for two people to have different opinions but that he did not think there would be problems regarding DPP-TSU cooperation.
"Even husband and wife have different views. It is unavoidable for Chen and Lee to have diverse opinions," Yu said. "But as far as I know, the two presidents have good interaction and have the same goal: to make Taiwan better. The cooperation between the two parties is completely fine."
Yu added that the DPP was now negotiating with TSU leaders about coordinating their strategies for the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections.
The High Prosecutors’ Office yesterday withdrew an appeal against the acquittal of a former bank manager 22 years after his death, marking Taiwan’s first instance of prosecutors rendering posthumous justice to a wrongfully convicted defendant. Chu Ching-en (諸慶恩) — formerly a manager at the Taipei branch of BNP Paribas — was in 1999 accused by Weng Mao-chung (翁茂鍾), then-president of Chia Her Industrial Co, of forging a request for a fixed deposit of US$10 million by I-Hwa Industrial Co, a subsidiary of Chia Her, which was used as collateral. Chu was ruled not guilty in the first trial, but was found guilty
DEADLOCK: As the commission is unable to forum a quorum to review license renewal applications, the channel operators are not at fault and can air past their license date The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said that the Public Television Service (PTS) and 36 other television and radio broadcasters could continue airing, despite the commission’s inability to meet a quorum to review their license renewal applications. The licenses of PTS and the other channels are set to expire between this month and June. The National Communications Commission Organization Act (國家通訊傳播委員會組織法) stipulates that the commission must meet the mandated quorum of four to hold a valid meeting. The seven-member commission currently has only three commissioners. “We have informed the channel operators of the progress we have made in reviewing their license renewal applications, and
‘DENIAL DEFENSE’: The US would increase its military presence with uncrewed ships, and submarines, while boosting defense in the Indo-Pacific, a Pete Hegseth memo said The US is reorienting its military strategy to focus primarily on deterring a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a memo signed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth showed. The memo also called on Taiwan to increase its defense spending. The document, known as the “Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance,” was distributed this month and detailed the national defense plans of US President Donald Trump’s administration, an article in the Washington Post said on Saturday. It outlines how the US can prepare for a potential war with China and defend itself from threats in the “near abroad,” including Greenland and the Panama
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) yesterday appealed to the authorities to release former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) from pretrial detention amid conflicting reports about his health. The TPP at a news conference on Thursday said that Ko should be released to a hospital for treatment, adding that he has blood in his urine and had spells of pain and nausea followed by vomiting over the past three months. Hsieh Yen-yau (謝炎堯), a retired professor of internal medicine and Ko’s former teacher, said that Ko’s symptoms aligned with gallstones, kidney inflammation and potentially dangerous heart conditions. Ko, charged with
RSS