TPP Continues Subsidy Allegations Against Su Chiao-ching's Sister; Campaign Cites Contradictory Evidence
Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) continues to question Legislator Su Chiao-ching's sister, Su Chiao-chun, regarding alleged illegal receipt of subsidies through her affiliated company, Weiru Technology.
- Su's campaign office refutes the claims, stating that the TPP's own video contradicts their accusations by identifying Weiru Technology as a "technology platform" provider, not solely Su Chiao-chun's company.
- The campaign office reiterated that Su Chiao-chun is neither a shareholder, employee, nor manager at Weiru, and suggested consulting Weiru's founding shareholder, KMT Legislator Ko Chih-en, for clarification.
The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) has intensified its scrutiny of Legislator Su Chiao-ching's family, specifically targeting her sister, Su Chiao-chun, and allegations of improperly receiving government subsidies. The TPP claims that Su Chiao-chun, through her affiliated company Weiru Technology, illegally obtained subsidies by leveraging her sister's political influence.
Su Chiao-ching's campaign office has strongly refuted these accusations, arguing that the TPP's own online video evidence undermines their claims. The campaign spokesperson, Ma Heng-heng Yi-jiang, pointed out that the TPP video itself describes Weiru Technology as a "technology platform" provider for akaSwap, the company where Su Chiao-chun serves as CEO. This description, the campaign argues, contradicts the TPP's narrative that Weiru is solely Su Chiao-chun's company.
Weiru Technology serves as the operator of the akaSwap platform, meaning Weiru is the provider of the 'technology platform.' However, the TPP and its councilor candidates deliberately omitted the word 'platform.'
Ma Heng-heng Yi-jiang emphasized that Su Chiao-chun holds no ownership, employment, or managerial position at Weiru Technology. The campaign office further suggested that the TPP should direct their inquiries to Weiru's founding shareholder, Kuomintang Legislator Ko Chih-en, implying that the TPP is pursuing the wrong line of questioning and potentially misrepresenting the facts to gain political traction.
The TPP's continued focus on this issue highlights the ongoing political tensions and accusations of potential conflicts of interest surrounding Su Chiao-ching's candidacy for New Taipei City mayor. The campaign office's response aims to discredit the TPP's allegations by pointing to inconsistencies in their own presented evidence and clarifying Su Chiao-chun's limited role in Weiru Technology.
Su Chiao-chun is not a shareholder, employee, or manager of Weiru. If you have any questions about Weiru, you should ask Weiru's founding shareholder, KMT Legislator Ko Chih-en, otherwise you will remain stuck in this loop.
Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.