Child abuse in Kaohsiung ranks first among the six cities. Chen Shizhong: Citizens feel that Taipei City is more serious.
Quick Look
- Executive Yuan political commissar Chen Shih-chung responded to the controversy over child abuse in Taipei raised by Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, believing that it should be due to the fact that several sudden cases in Taipei City have not been fully handled, rather than comparison with other counties and cities.
- Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang emphasized that the implementation performance of counties and cities should not be judged purely based on numbers, but the attitude and attention of the city government in handling individual cases should be examined.
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Why It Matters
Shen Boyang, Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, pointed out that the child abuse problem in Taipei was the worst among the six cities, but said that the data could only be guessed. He was criticized and smeared by the Kuomintang, and said that Kaohsiung's child abuse problem was the worst among the six cities. The Executive Yuan held a meeting today to invite Executive President Zhuo Rongtai's policy address and prepare questions. Chen Shizhong attended the meeting and was interviewed before the meeting.
Chen Shizhong, political commissar of the Executive Yuan. (File photo)
Shen Boyang, Taipei mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, recently pointed out that "the child abuse problem in Taipei is the most serious among the six cities." However, he said that "the data can only be guessed." He was criticized and smeared by the Kuomintang, and "Kaohsiung's child abuse problem is the worst among the six cities." In this regard, Chen Shizhong, political commissar of the Executive Yuan, attended the Legislative Yuan meeting today (6th) and said that it should be a few sudden cases in Taipei City that have not been fully dealt with, so citizens feel that Taipei City is more serious.
The Legislative Yuan held a meeting today to invite Executive President Zhuo Rongtai to deliver his policy address and prepare questions. Chen Shizhong attended the meeting and was interviewed before the meeting. He said that the statistics of child abuse data are quite complicated. Some are within families and some are within institutions. The severity is also different, so the statistics are different. Now citizens feel that Taipei City is more serious. It should be because there are several emergencies that have not been dealt with completely, rather than comparing it with other counties and cities.
Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang said in an interview at the Legislative Yuan this morning that the implementation performance of a county or city cannot be judged simply by the number of numbers. Instead, the attitude of the municipal team in handling individual cases and the degree of attention paid to child abuse-related incidents should be examined.
As for Shen Boyang's statement that "child abuse data can only be guessed," Lanying criticized "there are statistics on the official website of the Ministry of Health and Welfare." However, some people cannot find the page and question the DPP and the Ministry of Health and Welfare's manipulation. Chen Shizhong said that the city government has invited experts to review the relevant statistics, including which statistical method is less likely to cause misunderstandings and can help express social conditions. These figures will never be revised due to a single incident, and the revision process is also quite complicated.
Open Questions
- What are the specific statistics on child abuse cases in Taipei City?
- Does the child abuse statistics page on the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s official website exist, and why can’t some people find it?
- What are the specific contents and processing progress of several emergency cases in Taipei City?
