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Diane Lee's fall from grace

Before she got involved in pursuing justice over an alleged KTV sex scandal, the journalist-turned-politician seemed to be living a charmed life. Consistently ranked as a top legislator and considered a shoo-in for a 2006 Taipei mayoral run, she came from a privileged family, born to politician parents. But then a case of mistaken identification brought the walls tumbling down

By Crystal Hsu  /  STAFF REPORTER

Lee Ching-chung (李慶中), the eldest brother of Diane Lee, was appointed as deputy head of Environmental Protection Administration when the agency was created in 1987.

Before that, he worked for Department of National Treasury, Securities & Exchange Commission, Council for Economic Planning and Development, and Ministry of Economic Affairs.

In 1992 Lee Ching-chung quit the EPA after his boss Jaw Shaw-kong threw his hat into the legislative ring.

"I'd rather be a Taiwanese Hemingway than an environmental official," he said upon his resignation.

He has since become a freelance writer.

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