Lawmaker accused of lying about secret meeting with former president

Taiwan Youth Generation Association Chairman Chang Yu-meng has directly challenged legislator Huang Kuo-chang, accusing him of repeatedly lying about a past "secret negotiation" with then-President Tsai Ing-wen. Chang insists that Huang was caught engaging in private discussions, a claim Huang has denied, stating he merely wrote about publicly known information in his new book.

Chang presented a timeline of events, recalling the labor law amendment conflicts in October 2016. He described how the opposition Kuomintang planned a physical confrontation, intending to invalidate committee discussions. In response, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party occupied the meeting room. The following day, Huang Kuo-chang reportedly displayed dramatic distress in the meeting room, crying and shouting about the situation's absurdity.

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To say it a few times is fine, Huang Kuo-chang was caught in a secret negotiation back then.

About a month after Huang's public criticism of the DPP, a magazine reported that Huang had secretly met with Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Residence in October. The report suggested Tsai's staff initially opposed the meeting, but Tsai, citing a junior-senior relationship from their university days, arranged a special car to escort Huang from the Legislative Yuan to the residence, showing him considerable courtesy.

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You made the call, you sought the meeting, so what is this if not a secret negotiation? Why is it that when others 'privately arrange things,' it becomes 'private arrangements,' but when the great Huang Kuo-chang secretly meets, it becomes the embodiment of justice?

Chang alleges that Yao Jen-to, then deputy secretary-general of the Presidential Office, drove Huang to the meeting. After Tsai listened to Huang's complaints, she was about to contact the policy committee, but Huang allegedly stopped her, claiming he "understood the president's difficulties." Shortly after, Huang returned to the Legislative Yuan and vehemently criticized the DPP and Tsai Ing-wen's leadership regarding parliamentary reform.

Chang questioned Huang's consistent denunciation of "secret negotiations" while admitting to meeting Tsai privately. He criticized Huang for blaming a "third person present" for leaks and manipulation, asking, "You made the call, you sought the meeting, so what is this if not a secret negotiation?" Chang further pointed out that Huang, after joining the Taiwan People's Party, recounted the story differently in a program, claiming he was slandered by one of Tsai's aides and that the person who drove him home prevented him from issuing a press release. Chang concluded by stating Huang is challenging Taiwanese people's memory with his book, which he called "science fiction."

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Huang Kuo-chang uses a trashy book to challenge the Taiwanese people's memory. Does he really forget that the news, videos, and the people involved from back then are still alive?