
The Kuomintang Party announced its resignation after accusing former Overseas Chinese Affairs Council Chairman Xu Jiaqing of being involved in the privilege scandal. Party Chairman Huang Guochang questioned whether this was a matter of survival and called on the prosecutor to launch an investigation.
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Xu Jiaqing, who was recently accused by the Kuomintang Party of being involved in a privilege scandal, announced this morning that he would resign as chairman of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Council and was approved.
Xu Jiaqing has been deeply involved in the privilege scandal accused by the Kuomintang Party. This morning he announced his resignation as chairman of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission. Executive President Zhuo Rongtai reluctantly approved his resignation, respecting his reputation. In this regard, People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang said that Xu's move was to "cut off the tail to survive", but he still avoided the core questions and ignored them. Even his colleagues in the Democratic Progressive Party could not stand it. He also called on the prosecutor who handled the case to straighten up and start an investigation, safeguard judicial fairness and dignity, and stop letting the people down.
In view of the approaching National Day, the Central Party Committee of the People's Party held a press conference today (7th) "Six Questions to the Government on the Eve of National Day". People's Party Chairman Huang Guochang called on President Lai Qingde to stop political infighting and govern pragmatically from specific aspects such as economic distribution, residential justice, democratic constitutionalism, judicial credibility and national unity, so that the people can experience a better life. After the meeting, he accepted joint interviews with the media.
When asked about Xu Jiaqing, the former chairman of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Council, who announced her resignation this morning, Huang Guochang said that Xu only avoided questioning yesterday and hurriedly resigned today, which not only highlighted her "cutting off her tail to survive", but also showed that legislators within the Democratic Progressive Party could no longer stand it. It was obviously a political move. In addition, Xu resigned at the press conference this morning. She neither apologized nor clarified the facts. She even criticized external doubts as smearing and attacking her. However, it took a month for the People's Party to do fact-checking from receiving the report to breaking the news.
Huang Guochang asked, Xu ignored the core controversy of abuse of power. Did her son pretend to be the "photographer" of the non-existent Overseas Chinese Affairs Council and accompany her on the trip? Did her husband illegally use the official car of the overseas representative office to travel abroad?
Huang Guochang said bluntly that although the People's Party focused on Xu Jiaqing's personal abuse of power controversy, the People's Party was more concerned about the "rule of law." He went on to say that the resignation only reflected political responsibility, but the corruption behind it was the illegal abuse of power that should be dealt with by the investigation. "Excuse me, when will our investigation be launched?" Looking back at past cases, such a situation is already a serious crime involving the "Corruption Crime Ordinance", and many prosecutors have relevant experience in handling cases. They call on the prosecutors to stand up and start investigations to defend the dignity and justice of the law and not let the people down.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The inspection unit will evaluate whether to launch an investigation into Xu Jiaqing's suspected violation of laws and abuse of power.
Likely · Within weeks

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