Taiwanese legislator's factory probe claims spark political row

A political dispute is intensifying in Taiwan over allegations of pressure concerning the "Chung-Lian" carcinogenic oil incident. Legislator Luo Ting-wei of the Kuomintang party accused the Executive Yuan of instructing local authorities not to investigate the factory involved.

However, Chang Yu-meng, chairman of the Taiwan Youth Generation Association, criticized Luo's stance, suggesting his attempt to defend Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen had backfired. Chang argued that Luo's claims were contradictory to the timeline of events and the actions taken by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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If the central government didn't allow you to investigate, why did the FDA go with the Taichung City Government to investigate on July 1?

Chang pointed out that the FDA and the Taichung City Government jointly inspected the factory on July 1. Subsequently, an FDA expert meeting on July 4 resolved that "Chung-Lian" should not resume operations. Despite this, the Taichung City Health Bureau reportedly stated the next day that they intended to inspect the factory again before allowing it to resume work.

Chang questioned Mayor Lu's actions, asking why the city government would consider resuming operations when the company had not yet submitted improvement measures or a resumption application. He accused Lu of portraying herself as a victim of central government pressure, while questioning who was truly exerting pressure – the central government or the company itself.

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Please, if you're going to lie, use your brain clearly.