A KMT legislator yesterday took Premier Yu Shi-kun to task over a poll of DPP and TSU legislators that paints senior opposition figures as unpatriotic and ready to sell out Taiwan to China.
KMT Chairman Lien Chan (
Responding to the poll, KMT Legislator Chu Fong-chi (
"Could you tell me, sir, do you consider it patriotic if someone transfers his business accounts or financial investments from Taiwan to China?" Chu asked, alluding to presidential adviser Hsu Wen-lung's (許文龍) financial dealings.
Chu then raised the question of former president Lee Teng-hui's (
Refusing to comment on the subject, the premier said only that he respected individuals' freedom of speech.
Unsatisfied with the answer, Chu painted the Presidential Office as the "command center for selling out Taiwan" and the Executive Yuan as a "conglomerate for selling out Taiwan."
According to the survey, Soong received the highest score among those who were seen as collaborating with China to sell out Taiwan, ahead of Ma and Lien.
Soong was also ranked as the politician who would most enjoy sending Taiwan to its doom, followed by Lien and Ma.
Ma, however, was seen as China's favorite candidate for the position of chief executive in a future special administrative region of Taiwan, should Taiwan unify with China according to the "one country, two systems" formula used for Hong Kong.
Other front-runners for the job were Soong, Lien, KMT Vice Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄), KMT Legislator John Chang (章孝嚴) and independent lawmaker Sisy Chen (陳文茜).
The alliance's survey was conducted just days after the legislature's Alliance for Civil Stability (
The three best-performing government officials, according to this poll, were either from the opposition camp or former KMT members. The worst-performing government officials were all from the DPP.
In related news, the premier yesterday used the legislative session to throw his weight behind the government's planned loyalty checks on government workers.
"Loyalty checks on certain government employees are necessary because we have to make sure that those holding sensitive positions are loyal to the country," he said.
The plan is definitely not intended to cause a return to the days of White Terror, Yu said, because Taiwan is no longer an authoritarian regime and the implementation of the law may be scrutinized by the public.
KMT Legislator Sung Kauo-hwa (
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