The Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan today (14th) was scheduled by Kuomintang convener Xu Qiaoxin to invite Defense Minister Gu Lixiong, Transportation Minister Chen Shikai and the Civil Aviation Administration to make a special report and prepare questions on "Reshaping the Military and Civil Aviation Functions of National Airports with the Relocation of Songshan Airport and the Expansion of Taichung Airport." Democratic Progressive Party legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang had an exclusive interview with Blue Camp leader Zhao Shaokang this morning and had not yet arrived at the venue when the ministry report was completed. Xu Qiaoxin expressed his concern in the air before the Q&A began and announced that the speaking registration time would be adjusted to 12 noon. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Wang Yichuan, who was also on the convening committee, said in the audience, "None of your business," and "I have never seen such a bad convening committee member." A quarrel broke out between the two on the spot.
When announcing the deadline for speech registration, Xu Qiaoxin said that "some committee members" have also expressed concern about the relocation of Songshan Airport and Taichung Airport. She just turned on her mobile phone and saw that he was on the broadcast. She also told the media that she had signed in, but she didn't know if she would make it. "So I think we should wait for him, for fear that he will not be able to register." She also said, "I have been to that program before, it was at 10 o'clock, and it is not very far from the Legislative Yuan." Although Xu Qiaoxin did not name him, he was referring to Shen Boyang, who was interviewed by Zhao Shaokang.
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Wang Yichuan immediately choked in the audience, "What does this have to do with the meeting? We are only here at 10:30. Why are you talking about such nonsense? It is a waste of everyone's time." Xu Qiaoxin replied, "I'm sorry, I'm speaking" and "I'll wait until you become the convening committee member." Wang Yichuan kept saying, "It's none of your business if he doesn't come. It's none of your business if he wants to speak." Xu Qiaoxin responded, "It doesn't matter, just calm down." and asked Wang Yichuan, "Or does your colleague not want to come, right?", "So are you sure he won't come?"
Xu Qiaoxin went on to say, "I read it word for word," quoting media reports that he wanted to speak, but was not sure whether he could sign in and register successfully. "Then I think we all need to be considerate of each other." She was even more bitter, "So I want us to register our speeches until 12 o'clock. We don't want outstanding legislators to think that they don't want to come to report on the project on Monday...and they were absent on Tuesday and couldn't register on Wednesday. They missed an opportunity to care. Then I think it's a pity."
Regarding some members who mentioned that the special report hopes to find more administrative units to participate, Xu Qiaoxin explained that today, including the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice and other units were invited. According to the committee, it is quite a lot to arrange at one time. However, she said that as a convening committee member, she would be obedient and would hold two more related project reports during her rotation. If it was not enough, she could schedule a third or fourth meeting. "I just said that after scheduling, I hope everyone can come to the meeting. I can't say whether I want it or not, but when it comes to the date, I haven't decided yet."
During Xu Qiaoxin's explanation, Wang Yichuan once again told the convening committee not to talk so much nonsense. Being a convening committee is not fair at all. He can't do anything and talks about individual cases. He also kept saying, "I have never seen such a bad convening committee." Xu Qiaoxin repeatedly said, "Calm down, oops, so cruel" and "Calm down, okay?", and said that Wang Yichuan would be the second to take the stage later. "If you want to use your eight minutes to scold me later, I will humbly accept it." Then she asked Huang Ren, the KMT legislator who was the first to register, to come to the stage to question, ending the three-minute war of words.
