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.
AGING: While Japan has 22 submarines, Taiwan only operates four, two of which were commissioned by the US in 1945 and 1946, and transferred to Taiwan in 1973 Taiwan would need at least 12 submarines to reach modern fleet capabilities, CSBC Corp, Taiwan chairman Chen Cheng-hung (陳政宏) said in an interview broadcast on Friday, citing a US assessment. CSBC is testing the nation’s first indigenous defense submarine, the Hai Kun (海鯤, Narwhal), which is scheduled to be delivered to the navy next month or in July. The Hai Kun has completed torpedo-firing tests and is scheduled to undergo overnight sea trials, Chen said on an SET TV military affairs program. Taiwan would require at least 12 submarines to establish a modern submarine force after assessing the nation’s operational environment and defense
Yangmingshan National Park authorities yesterday urged visitors to respect public spaces and obey the law after a couple was caught on a camera livestream having sex at the park’s Qingtiangang (擎天崗) earlier in the day. The Shilin Police Precinct in Taipei said it has identified a suspect and his vehicle registration number, and would summon him for questioning. The case would be handled in accordance with public indecency charges, it added. The couple entered the park at about 11pm on Thursday and began fooling around by 1am yesterday, the police said, adding that the two were unaware of the park’s all-day live
The coast guard today said that it had disrupted "illegal" operations by a Chinese research ship in waters close to the nation and driven it away, part of what Taipei sees a provocative pattern of China's stepped up maritime activities. The coast guard said that it on Thursday last week detected the Chinese ship Tongji (同濟號), which was commissioned only last year, 29 nautical miles (54km) southeast of the southern tip of Taiwan, although just outside restricted waters. The ship was observed lowering ropes into the water, suspected to be the deployment of scientific instruments for "illegal" survey operations, and the coast
A former soldier and an active-duty army officer were yesterday indicted for allegedly selling classified military training materials to a Chinese intelligence operative for a total of NT$79,440. The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office indicted Chen Tai-yin (陳泰尹) and Lee Chun-ta (李俊達) for contravening the National Security Act (國家安全法) and the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例). Chen left the military in September 2013 after serving alongside then-staff sergeant Lee, now an army lieutenant, at the 21st Artillery Command of the army’s Sixth Corps from 2011 to 2013, according to the indictment. Chen met a Chinese intelligence operative identified as “Wang” (王) through a friend in November
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