People's Party Tao City Councilor-elect Zhou Xiaoyun denies involvement of Chinese investment in election promotion

People's Party Taoyuan City Council candidate Zhou Xiaoyun was suspected of accepting Chinese investment for election. She was interviewed by the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office on charges of anti-infiltration law and posted a bail of NT$500,000. Zhou Xiaoyun issued a statement stressing that she had never accepted instructions, commissions or funding from any foreign forces, and questioned that the "investigation is not open" is just a slogan. She is aboveboard and will never give in to political intimidation. She will continue to defend her innocence and devote herself to local services.

Zhou Xiaoyun said that she participated in a normal group tour of the Lions Club Presidents Association in September last year. She is from Kinmen, and Kinmen has close ties with Xiamen. Visiting relatives, doing business, and traveling are all part of the daily life of Kinmen people. If even normal private tourism itineraries are insinuated and infinitely classified as national security crimes, will all people traveling to China in the future face the chilling effect of being treated as collusive spies?

Zhou Xiaoyun strongly questioned the fairness of the judiciary, especially when the case was still in the investigation stage, but some media were the first to disclose the details of the case. She asked the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office, which claimed that the investigation was not open, so why could certain media have first-hand information? Where did the information leak out?

Zhou Xiaoyun said that despite facing dual judicial and political suppression, her commitment to her supporters and local voters will never change. She also called on all walks of life to abide by the principle of presumption of innocence and jointly protect Taiwan's democracy and rule of law values ​​until the facts are clarified.