DPP: KMT should decide who to protect, not CCP
Quick Look
- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus responded to media reports suggesting Beijing's involvement in the Kuomintang's (KMT) internal affairs regarding the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation case.
- DPP caucus whip Chuang Jui-hsiung stated that the KMT, not the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), should decide who to protect, especially since the individual involved is a KMT vice chairman.
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Why It Matters
The Ma Ying-jeou Foundation has filed a lawsuit against its former executives, Xiao Xucen and Wang Guangci, for alleged embezzlement. Media reports suggest potential manipulation by Beijing in this case, influencing the KMT's cross-strait policy.
民進黨立法院黨團幹事長莊瑞雄（右）、書記長范雲（左）1日召開輿情回應記者會。（記者羅沛德攝）
馬英九基金會上週針對前執行長蕭旭岑、王光慈兩人涉侵佔一事提告，今有媒體報導此案背後有北京操作藍營兩岸路線之爭的痕跡，中共當局更曾要求涉台系統「務必保蕭」。民進黨立院黨團今直言，應該是中國國民黨決定要保誰，而非中國共產黨決定，也期待國民黨的領導者出面駁斥這種中共介入國民黨家務事的不當言論。
黨團幹事長莊瑞雄表示，蕭旭岑先前是馬英九基金會執行長，又是中國國民黨副主席，不是共產黨副主席，「你要保蕭旭岑，是中國國民黨人自己去保，怎麼變成中國共產黨在保蕭？」應該是中國國民黨決定要保誰，而非中國共產黨決定。
他強調，如果到最後涉及司法案件，任何政黨要保蕭旭岑也沒有用，該是司法調查的就是司法調查。
黨團書記長范雲質疑，聽到共產黨說要保國民黨的誰，而且是副主席，真的很難理解，回顧國共鬥爭，從漢賊不兩立、賊立我不立，然後又進展到想要「兩岸一家親」；現在是不是在上演「國共一家親」，否則怎麼是中共來下指令要保國民黨的副主席，期待國民黨的領導者出面駁斥這種中共介入國民黨家務事的不當言論，否則民眾真的沒有辦法接受。
Open Questions
- What is the extent of Beijing's alleged involvement in the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation case?
- Will the KMT leadership publicly address and refute the claims of CCP interference?
- What will be the outcome of the judicial investigation into the alleged embezzlement?
