Representative to the US Alexander Yui (俞大㵢) yesterday said that he "felt bad" about his "management style" and pledged to improve, amid online accusations over the past few weeks alleging workplace bullying involving him and his wife.
He was sorry for the disruption he had caused Taiwanese society through online discussions about him and his family, Yui said in a statement.
He understands that his management style needs to "keep pace with the times," Yui said, adding that he "felt bad" for causing trouble for his team and staff at Taiwan's representative office in Washington.
Photo: AP
He is willing to improve his management style and communicate better with his staff, he added.
Yui's statement was released a day after Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) told lawmakers in Taipei that he would ask Yui to respond publicly to the accusations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a "zero-tolerance policy" for workplace bullying and its personnel department is in the process of clarifying the accusations made against Yui and his wife, he said.
Lin made the remarks during a legislative session in Taipei, where several lawmakers asked him how the ministry had responded to the accusations.
Citing online allegations and tips received by fellow lawmakers, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Ma Wen-chun (馬文君) accused Yui and his wife of repeatedly scolding embassy staff for what they deemed to be less-than-satisfactory service.
In response, Lin called on the alleged victims to file official complaints with his ministry so that it can launch a formal investigation into the matter.
It is not the first time that Yui has been embroiled in controversy since taking office in late 2023.
In 2024, he was accused of spending taxpayers’ money on luxury items and renovating his official residence, a local Chinese-language magazine reported, citing an unnamed diplomat.
Yui defended his decision to use government funds to renovate his official residence, saying it was for "diplomatic purposes" and not personal benefit.
NATIONAL SECURITY: Authorities are working to confirm the identities of the military personnel involved and investigating possible illegal conduct and regulatory violations Authorities are probing possible national security implications after Kinmen police and immigration officers on Sunday found a Chinese woman allegedly posing as a tourist while engaging in prostitution involving more than 10 military personnel. The woman, surnamed Chen (陳), has since been deported, authorities said, adding that investigators are still working to confirm the identities of those implicated, as the records only listed code names and aliases. The case stemmed from a report received by the Kinmen District Prosecutors’ Office on Friday last week from the Jinhu Precinct of the Kinmen County Police Bureau. On Sunday, police, along with the National Immigration
GLOBALGIVING: ‘ Caving to external pressure is not acceptable for an organization that has cultivated justice reform and human rights for 30 years,’ one NGO said A slew of non-government organizations (NGOs) have withdrawn from the GlobalGiving fundraising platform after it announced it would use “Chinese Taipei” instead of “Taiwan” from next month. The Taiwan Good Rice Association wrote on Facebook on Friday that it was informed on April 28 via a teleconference call of the change, which was made because the platform wanted to operate in China. Taiwan Good Rice is to terminate all cooperative relationships with GlobalGiving in response to the platform’s “unilateral and non-negotiable” decision to remove references to Taiwan, the NGO said. “Taiwan is in the official name of Taiwan Good Rice Association and the
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,
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
RSS