Whether or not President Chen Shui-bian's (
A group of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers ironically mocked the president, saying that he would soon be a "grandfather of an American" if the seven-months pregnant Huang Jui-ching (
"We strongly suggest that the president use the presidential jet `Air Force One' to bring Huang back to Taiwan," KMT Legislator Tsai Chin-lung (
The wrangling over dual nationality of members of politicians' families started back in 2000 when Chen attacked People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (
Chen had said that Taiwanese did not want "a father of an American" to be a president.
PFP Spokesman Lee Hung-chun (
"It's actually not a big deal that Chen might become a grandfather of an American. The problem is that the president always likes to accuse his rivals of not loving the country on account of the issue of dual nationality," Lee said.
When asked to comment on Lesley Ma (
"Ma never launched an attack on [his rivals] on this issue. We respected them," Tsai said when asked whether Lesley Ma should give up her US citizenship.
DPP Legislator Huang Wei-cher (
Meanwhile, Chen Shui-bian's son and daughter yesterday filed a lawsuit against KMT Legislator Chiu Yi (
The president's son, Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), and daughter Chen Hsing-yu (陳幸妤) issued a statement via their lawyers saying that they filed the lawsuit against Chiu yesterday afternoon.
The president's children could also take legal action against media outlets that ran "groundless reports" about them.
Chiu said on Nov. 10 that Chen Chih-chung and Chen Hsing-yu had secret accounts with the Bank of America and owned property in the US. Confusion about the Romanization of their names, however, cast doubt on the validity of his claim.
Late last night, Chiu said he would file a countersuit against the couple.
UPGRADE: The Kang Ding-class frigate is replacing its Chaparall missiles with Tien Chien II and Hua Yang VLS, which would provide it with long-range, 360° air defense Taiwan plans to produce 1,200 to 1,376 Hai Chien II missiles (海劍二, Sea Sword II) — also known as TC-2N — to serve as the standard air defense system of the navy’s surface combatant fleet, a source said yesterday. Last week, the Hai Chien II, the naval version of the Tien Kung II missile (天劍二, Sky Sword II), completed a live-fire test in waters off the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s Jiupeng facility (九鵬) in Pingtung County’s Manjhou Township (滿州). The MIM72 Chaparral and other dated air defense missiles that currently arm Taiwanese ships have inadequate range to combat Chinese
REASONS FOR TRAVEL: An assistant professor said that proposed amendments to penalize drivers if they used drugs overseas would not deter people from traveling People who operate a motor vehicle under the influence of marijuana would have their driver’s license revoked, even if they used the substance while overseas, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday, citing proposed amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例). The amendments would also authorize the government to revoke the licenses of people determined to have used Category 1 or Category 2 narcotics, even if they were not operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs, as well as ban them from taking the license test for three years, the ministry said. People aged 18 or
HEAVY WEATHER: Typhoon Jangmi is due to crash straight into the Ryukyus as airlines look to shift flights to larger aircraft or cancel flights to Okinawa entirely Taiwan’s international air carriers announced flight adjustments over the weekend as Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to hit the Ryukyu Islands today and tomorrow. The Central Weather Administration (CWA) upgraded Jangmi from a tropical storm to a typhoon at 8am yesterday, with the eye located 580km south of Naha city. It was moving north at 19kph. Today, China Airlines’ CI-120, CI-121, CI-122 and CI-123 flights between Taoyuan and Naha, Okinawa, have been canceled as well as CI-132 and CI-133 between Kaohsiung and Naha. EVA Air’s BR-112, BR-113, BR-186 and BR-185 flights between Taoyuan and Naha are also canceled. Low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan canceled IT-230,
Johanne Liou (劉喬安), a Taiwanese woman who shot to unwanted fame during the Sunflower movement protests in 2014, returned to Taiwan last night after being deported from the US. She is to stand trial in Taiwan for charges involving embezzlement, fraud and drug crimes. The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said it took her into custody at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and would first question her before transferring her to the New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office. She was arrested upon disembarking a flight from San Francisco that landed shortly before 7pm. Liou absconded to the US in 2019 after jumping bail
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