Taiwan Legislative Speaker to Join Food Safety Rally

Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu has committed to attending a public rally on July 25th in Taipei, an event organized by Mayor Chiang Wan-an to address pressing food safety concerns. This decision marks a significant move for the speaker, a role traditionally expected to remain politically neutral.

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The legislative speaker is normally a neutral role, but Han Kuo-yu, standing out with the speaker's stature, is joining the street protest with the opposition party. This represents that Han also cares about food safety.

Kuomintang legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin highlighted the importance of Han's participation. "The legislative speaker is normally a neutral role, but Han Kuo-yu, standing out with the speaker's stature, is joining the street protest with the opposition party. This represents that Han also cares about food safety," Hsu stated before a party caucus meeting.

Mayor Chiang Wan-an had personally invited Han, emphasizing his commitment to the public's livelihood and welfare. The mayor expressed gratitude for Han's "generous agreement" to join the demonstration, aiming to voice a firm stance on safeguarding food safety.

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As the non-partisan leader of the legislature, he has always taken the people's livelihood and welfare as his own responsibility.

Hsu further commented on the broader political landscape, criticizing what she described as bullying tactics by opposition figures. She specifically cited Taipei City Councilor Chien Shu-pei's requests for detailed five-year procurement data on copier paper from the Taipei City Government. Hsu argued that such demands go beyond legitimate oversight, serving instead as a tool to harass public officials and interfere with their duties.

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This has reached the level of bullying public officials. That is, the collection of all data is not for the purpose of ascertaining the truth, but as a tool for subsequent harassment and pressure on public officials.