Taiwan PFP candidates demand answers from legislator Su Chiao-hui on sister's company funding
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- Taiwan's People First Party (PFP) councilor candidates accuse legislator Su Chiao-hui of failing to disclose potential conflicts of interest regarding her sister's companies receiving state funding.
- The PFP claims Su Chiao-hui's sister, Su Chiao-chun, heads a company that received a grant from the Ministry of Culture, alleging Su Chiao-hui supported the budget.
- Su's campaign office refutes the accusations as "mistaken revelations," stating the companies are technology providers and not affiliated with the grant recipient, while PFP candidates demand answers on specific questions.
People First Party (PFP) councilor candidates in Taiwan have accused Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Su Chiao-hui of failing to disclose potential conflicts of interest. The accusations center on two companies, "Kuang Shih Intelligent" and "Wei Ju Technology," reportedly headed by Su's sister, Su Chiao-chun, which have allegedly received state investment and subsidies for two consecutive years.
The PFP's accusations this morning are mistaken revelations. akaSwap is not a related enterprise of Wei Ju Technology. Wei Ju is merely a network technology provider, just like many vendors selling products on Facebook; it does not mean the vendor is a Meta-related enterprise.
The PFP claims that Su Chiao-hui did not legally disclose these potential conflicts. Specifically, they allege that Su Chiao-chun serves as the CEO of akaSwap, a company that received a grant from the Ministry of Culture's "Cultural Black Tide" budget, and that Su Chiao-hui allegedly supported this budget allocation. PFP candidates Lin Tzu-yu and Chen Yi-chun have publicly demanded answers from Su Chiao-hui.
Su's counter-accusation of 'mistaken revelations' and continuing to call Su Chiao-chun a 'master designer' who has won many awards is laughable. The core of the press conference is that Su Chiao-hui's support for the Ministry of Culture's 'Cultural Black Tide' budget is precisely because akaSwap, where Su Chiao-chun is the CEO, applied for and successfully obtained this subsidy.
Su's campaign office has dismissed the PFP's claims as "mistaken revelations." A spokesperson stated that akaSwap is not a related enterprise of Wei Ju Technology, and that Wei Ju Technology merely acts as a network technology provider, similar to many vendors selling products on Facebook. The office argued that this does not imply an affiliation with Meta. However, PFP candidates have pressed further, demanding Su Chiao-hui answer three specific questions: Is Su Chiao-chun the CEO of akaSwap? Did akaSwap receive a grant from the Ministry of Culture's "Cultural Black Tide"? And has Su Chiao-hui issued statements supporting the ministry's budget for this initiative?
The campaign office's response again confirms that Su Chiao-hui is unqualified to be a legislator. To cover up her misdeeds, she will say any lie. We reiterate our demand for answers to three questions: Is Su Chiao-chun the CEO of akaSwap? Did akaSwap receive a grant from the Ministry of Culture's 'Cultural Black Tide' budget? Have you issued statements supporting the Ministry of Culture's 'Cultural Black Tide' budget?
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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