KMT Chairwoman: MAC Probe into Governor's Forum Video Revives 'White Terror'

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has announced its intention to investigate Taitung County Magistrate Rao Qingling's participation in the Straits Forum via a pre-recorded video. Rao's address aimed to promote Taitung's agricultural products. MAC Minister Chiu Tai-yuan stated the investigation would be handled by the Ministry of the Interior, citing Article 33-1 of the "Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area."

In response, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Hsu Chiao-hsin vehemently denounced the MAC's decision, labeling it a resurgence of "white terror." She accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of bullying and expressed outrage that a democratically elected official is being harassed for advocating for her constituents and local industries. "This is a video, and the content is completely public, without violating any laws. The DPP can groundlessly create terror, suppress, and harass. I think it's very shameful. Is Taiwan still a democratic country? Are we so lacking in confidence?" Hsu questioned.

Hsu further criticized the DPP's priorities, suggesting they are more focused on personal gain than the welfare of the Taiwanese people. "The DPP, one by one, earns a lot of money and is full of fat, do they care about the people of Taiwan?" she asked, adding that the party seems indifferent to the severe crisis facing Taiwan's agriculture, traditional industries, and service sector. Hsu accused the DPP of resorting to fear tactics and judicial persecution in elections, rather than addressing substantive issues.

"What is the DPP afraid of?" Hsu demanded. "Is it that the DPP's elections have only this one trick left, using intimidation and judicial persecution, otherwise they can't win?" She argued that cross-strait relations involve more than just peace and war, encompassing critical industries and agriculture facing existential threats, which the DPP appears to disregard in favor of political maneuvering.