Jia Yongjie admitted frankly, "The person I scolded was Luo Dayou." She was forced to apologize and responded with a firm attitude in 7 words.

2026/11/12 07:11

[Reporter Qiu Yiqin/Taipei Report] 72-year-old Luo Dayou recently sparked controversy when he talked about the issue of politicians being unmarried and having no children. Taipei 101 Chairman Chia Yongjie spoke out one after another, and even personally admitted that the target of criticism was Luo Dayou. Unexpectedly, netizens asked her to apologize to Luo Dayou. In response to this, Jia Yongjie did not give in and responded with seven domineering words.

Jia Yongjie (left) was asked to apologize by netizens after she refuted Luo Dayou's remarks. (Combined photo, taken from Facebook and this newspaper’s file photo)

Luo Dayou named former President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President Xiao Meiqin, and Supervisory Director Chen Ju on Tang Xianglong's radio program "Flying Saucer Breakfast". He mentioned that they were not married or had children, and thought that since they had children, they would think a lot about the next generation. When Luo Dayou's remarks triggered a backlash, Jia Yongjie also retorted bluntly: "In what age, there are still people who want to comment on whether women have children. Horrible old thinking! Whether to have children or not is a personal life choice, not a society's scoring standard."

At first, Chia Yongjie did not name her directly. It was not until some netizens asked if she was responding to Luo Dayou that she generously admitted: "Yes, it is Luo Dayou." She also expressed her views on the relationship between fertility and caring for Taiwan's next generation, and believed that whether or not to have children should not be the criterion for judging whether a person cares about society.

Unexpectedly, some netizens later expressed in Jia Yongjie's Threads post that although they admired her, they thought she should apologize to Luo Dayou this time, and said: "Please give Taiwan a good environment." In this regard, Jia Yongjie was not to be outdone and retorted: "Who wants to apologize to him!" The attitude was quite clear, and the netizen has since deleted the relevant message.