The Legislative Yuan yesterday reviewed Civil Service Minister Wu Rong-ming's (
The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) legislative caucus would fully support Wu's nomination, since he was nominated by President Chen Shui-bian (
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislative caucus deputy whip Huang Teh-fu (黃德福) said his party would leave the final ratification decision to its legislators, because it does not want to intensify the confrontation between the ruling party and the opposition in this personnel matter.
Meanwhile, the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), which argued that the Examination Yuan should be abolished by constitutional amendments, said the caucus will declare its stand for Wu's nomination before today's voting. TSU caucus whip Chen Chien-ming (陳建銘) said that many TSU members questioned Wu's loyalty, as he was a lieutenant of PFP Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) when Soong was Taiwan Provincial Governor from 1994 to 1999.
"We will not allow party members to make separate decisions, but will vote according to our mutual decision," Chen Chien-ming said.
PFP caucus leader Hsieh Chang-chieh (謝章捷) said that the PFP recognized Wu's ability and personality, however, it could not recognize the legitimacy of Chen Shui-bian's administration, which the PFP now calls a "transitional power," and will not support the candidate nominated by Chen Shui-bian.
Hsieh also said he has advised Wu to take up the position at the Examination Yuan until the official result of the presidential election is formally declared in two months' time.
Wu yesterday went to the Legislative Yuan to seek lawmakers' support for his nomination, shaking hands with legislators at the legislature building from 9am.
Wu said that he came from an impoverished farming family but he worked hard and was promoted in governmental departments because of his efforts, not as a result of winning specific influential figures' favor.
Wu said that he has communicated with Soong and his supporters, adding that he will do his best to reconcile the different opinions in the PFP.
As for the controversy about abolishing the Examination Yuan in the future, Wu said that he has no preference on this issue and will respect the government's decision, as long as it is in compliance with the law.
A group of Taiwanese-American and Tibetan-American students at Harvard University on Saturday disrupted Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng’s (謝鋒) speech at the school, accusing him of being responsible for numerous human rights violations. Four students — two Taiwanese Americans and two from Tibet — held up banners inside a conference hall where Xie was delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the Harvard Kennedy School China Conference 2024. In a video clip provided by the Coalition of Students Resisting the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), Taiwanese-American Cosette Wu (吳亭樺) and Tibetan-American Tsering Yangchen are seen holding banners that together read:
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