[Epoch Times October 23, 2021](Epoch Times reporters Zhong Yuan, Huang Yuyan, Taipei, Taichung reported) Taiwan’s Foundation Progressive Party legislator Chen Baiwei’s removal case, today (October 23) voted out the results, agreed to remove 77,899 Vote, 73,433 votes were not agreed to remove, the difference between the two is only 4,466 votes. Chen Baiwei’s dismissal has become a topic of concern from all walks of life. Let’s see who has already expressed his views.
Chen Baiwei was dismissed from Taiwan’s CPP and loses only seat in the Legislative Yuan
The Central Election Commission of the Republic of China (Central Election Committee) stated that according to the statistics of the Taichung City Election Commission, the total number of voters was 294,976, and the number of voters was 152,567, and the turnout rate was 51.72%. According to the voting result of Chen Baiwei’s recall, the number of valid votes for approval was more than the number of votes for disagreement, and the number of approval votes reached more than 1/4 (73,744) of the total number of voters in the original electoral district. The voting result of the recall was passed.
The Central Election Committee stated that in accordance with the “Public Official Election and Recall Law”, if the recall proposal is passed, the dismissed person shall be removed from his post from the date of announcement; the dismissed person shall not be a candidate for the same public official within four years from the date of dismissal. people. According to law, the election will be announced within seven days.
The President of the Legislative Yuan, You Xikun, posted on Facebook on the 23rd, “We respect the voting results, but I am really reluctant to leave the Legislative Yuan!” Chen Baiwei’s seriousness and hard work brought a different landscape to Taiwan’s politics. Today’s As a result, he felt quite dissatisfied with Chen Baiwei, looking forward to his enthusiasm and vitality to continue working hard on the way to deepen Taiwan’s democracy in the future.
Chen Baiwei, the only legislator of the Taiwan Foundation Progressive Party, said in a joint interview with the media after he was dismissed today. Of course, the responsibility lies with him, but more than 70,000 votes were cast for disagreement. So many people in the Taichung constituency bravely stood up and thought. To change the election culture of this place, this is the greatest contribution he can make to the place, “I don’t think it is a loss. We still have a long time to win the next battle.”
After taking office on February 1, 2020, Chen Baiwei has been following the topic of “anti-China and protecting Taiwan” in the Committee of Foreign Affairs and National Defense for more than a year and called for the adoption of the “Draft Act on Agents of Foreign Forces.” He once pointed out that the CCP has never stopped infiltrating Taiwan. Taiwan’s Kijin proposed the importance of the “Foreign Power Agent Act” very early, but the bill was rejected by the Kuomintang.
Kuomintang Chairman Zhu Lilun said at a press conference after the Chen Baiwei’s removal case that an arrogant legislator should never be allowed to slogans against China and protect Taiwan, but he has never stood in public opinion and spoke out on issues of people’s livelihood.
Chen Baiwei was deposed. The KMT’s most likely candidate to be named was the Kuomintang legislator Yan Kuanheng, who lost to Chen Baiwei in the election battle. Yan Kuanheng served as a legislator for seven years and is the second generation of the Kuomintang government. His father, Yan Qingbiao’s family has been on the Taichung Sea Line for 30 years. Political power.
Zhu Lilun was asked about the Kuomintang by-election plan and former legislator Yan Kuanheng is a suitable candidate? He said that the completion of the recall plan is in accordance with the election committee’s schedule, and the election committee has not announced the results, and respects the local public opinion to introduce candidates.
A reporter asked whether the Kuomintang’s next target for recall was Lin Changzuo, a non-party legislator of the (Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee). Zhu Lilun said that the current goal is the four referendums on December 18, and continue to work hard to promote it.
Legislator Lin Changzuo: The Kuomintang has set off a retaliatory dismissal of Taiwan cannot continue to be internalized
On the evening of the 23rd, Lin Changzuo stated on Facebook that Chen Baiwei, who had just been elected for more than a year and was judged as an outstanding legislator for two consecutive sessions, was forced to leave his post under the overwhelming smear of the Kuomintang and the mobilization of local black gold factions.
Lin Changzuo pointed out that over the past year or so, whether the Kuomintang has set off retaliatory dismissals everywhere, or used iron nails, iron rods, pig brains, and internal organs to paralyze matters in the Legislative Yuan, these actions have successfully caused serious social tears. So that a very high percentage of people can be mobilized by hatred at any time.
He said that although the Kuomintang pulled down Chen Baiwei, its various practices have been internationally certified by the CCP’s infiltrating forces, leaving Taiwan’s society with greater rifts that the CCP can intervene. “Does this conform to the value stance of the largest opposition party? It conforms to Taiwan’s Interest?”
CCP’s army steals PTT account to attack Chen Baiwei
Taiwan Foundation Chairman Chen Yiqi recently questioned that Chen Baiwei’s removal case was suspected of being manipulated by the CCP. As the polling day approaches, false information against Chen Baiwei on the Internet has become increasingly chaotic. Taiwan’s Kijin stated on Facebook that he would like to thank the more than 70,000 villagers who stood up and cast their disagreements. I’m sorry that they did not stop the unhealthy trend of retaliatory dismissal, and did not stop the abuse of the wrong tools of democracy.
Taiwan’s Kijin said that it is worried that this recall is the first domino to overthrow Taiwan’s democracy. The result is a warning of the upcoming four year-end referendums, local elections in 2022, and national elections in 2024. Taiwan will continue to be involved in the “sense of national subjugation” that its sovereignty may be invaded.
DPP legislator Cai Yiyu revealed on the 21st that he received a petition from a PTT netizen that his account was stolen to spread Chen Baiwei’s false remarks. According to IP login records, the CCP’s cyber army first used the VPN Server virtual private network to do so. As a springboard, after entering the academic network of Sun Yat-Sen University and the Hinet network leased by the people surnamed Liao in Zhonghe, they then stolen their account and password to log in and post. It is obvious that a group organized an organized struggle against Chen Baiwei.
Cai Yiyu has reported the case to the Criminal Bureau. He emphasized that this behavior has clearly violated the “election and strike law” with the intention of causing a person to be removed. He hopes that the police can conduct a thorough investigation; the Criminal Bureau has also accepted the report. Sun Yat-sen University stated that on the afternoon of the 21st, it went to the Cuiheng dormitory to search for computer equipment that might cause security incidents. It was learned that some students shared the dormitory network with their mobile phones. The school found the student based on the information, but the student did not know about it. . The school will further clarify whether the sharing device has a record of external use and fully cooperate with the police investigation.
Graphic writer Xiao Yingdeng pointed out in a Facebook post that Chen Baiwei’s Taichung second constituency covers Taiwan’s largest air force base Qingquangang Airport. After Taichung Port is occupied, it can be landed directly by boat. The Taichung Thermal Power Plant and Wangtian Oil Depot also master important energy sources in Taiwan. This is why the CCP forces are so actively trying to get rid of Chen Baiwei from this electoral district.
Akio Yaita: How does Taiwan prevent the CCP from infiltrating is very important
Akio Yaita, the director of the Taipei branch of Japan’s Sankei Shimbun, said on Facebook that perhaps Chen Bai has only shortcomings of this kind and that many things are not good enough. But he couldn’t think of any help in improving Taiwan’s people’s livelihood, enhancing Taiwan’s international status, and promoting Taiwan’s progress when the epidemic has just slowed down and everything is waiting to be revived. On the contrary, it will encourage antagonism among the people, create hatred, and divide society.
Akio Yaita pointed out that Taiwan’s security guarantees actually have three lines of defense: The first line of defense is in Beijing. Only when China has achieved freedom of speech and democratic elections can Taiwan be truly safe. Therefore, the people of Taiwan should be more active in helping to promote China’s democratization.
He said that the second line of defense is in the Taiwan Strait, and now not only the national army is waiting for it, but also the warships of the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Once there is a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, Japan will never sit back and watch. The third and last line of defense is within Taiwan. How to prevent the CCP from infiltrating and how to defend Taiwan’s local values is very important to Taiwan.
DPP spokesperson Liu Kangyan said that during the 2020 elections, Chen Baiwei faced a dispute between gentlemen and gentlemen, and he never uttered bad words. During his 20-month tenure as a legislator, he spared no effort to fight for local construction, and he became the leader of Taichung. The second constituency strives for construction funding of more than NT$600 million, and Chen Baiwei’s achievements in earnestly inquiring into politics can be seen. But in the process of Chen Baiwei’s removal case, he saw too many specific rumors and smearing squid wars against him.
Liu Kangyan pointed out that during the recall period, even the official media of the Chinese Communist Party gave pointers to the Chen Bowei removal case; scholars also pointed out that there are videos made in simplified characters and Chinese content farm text on the Internet, deliberately targeting the Chen Bowei case. Commenting and circling on social platforms and forums during the recall period, it is obvious that the motive behind this systematic mobilization of propaganda should not be neglected.
The threshold for Taiwan’s recall referendum is too low
Liu Kangyan said that he respects the people’s exercise of the right to recall and its results; but the Kuomintang has devoted the entire party to retaliate recalls for unjustified reasons, which is detrimental to democratic politics. It can also be seen from the number of votes that the number of votes to remove Chen Baiwei was 77,899, which was significantly less than the 112,839 votes in 2020. This highlights the systemic contradiction of “a minority veto a majority”. The ruling and opposition parties should face the systemic problems squarely.
Taiwan’s Election Act originally stipulated that the threshold for recall was the “double two-one system,” which means that the voter turnout must exceed 1/2 of the total number of electors and the consent vote must exceed 1/2 of the valid votes.
After the 2016 law amendment, the proposal to reduce the recall as the first stage of the proposal only requires 1% of the electorate in the constituency. In the second stage, even the signing threshold requires only 10% of voters to agree. The threshold for passing the third stage of recall, as long as the approval votes are greater than the disagree votes, and the number of approval votes exceeds 1/4 of the electoral population, the recall is passed.
Chen Baiwei’s Removal of Su Zhenchang: Don’t annihilate other parties because of different positions
Premier Su Zhenchang posted on Facebook on the 23rd: “Today’s recall vote has ended, and everyone should respect the result of the vote.” He saw that Chen Baiwei was a very serious and conscientious legislator in the Legislative Yuan. Especially under the overwhelming mobilization of a powerful local faction and one of the largest opposition parties, Chen Baiwei still has more than 70,000 people standing up to vote for him and support him. It can be seen that many people still give him warmth and affirmation.
Su Zhenchang stated at the 22nd Legislative Yuan that the recall system is to make up for the lack of elections. Political parties should not eliminate other parties due to different positions. “The democratic system is designed with elections and recalls, and recalls are used to make up for the shortcomings after the election. It is equivalent to backup and backup.”
Su Zhenchang said: “The elected legislators represent public opinion. If they are not in line with public opinion and are deficient in their duties, ethics, personality, etc., they can be dismissed on this basis instead of annihilating their past due to the different positions of the political party. Settling accounts is not the essence of the design of the recall.” He pointed out that Chen Baiwei supervised the Executive Yuan and exercised the powers and responsibilities of members of Congress with all his energies, without blasphemy of duties, rationally inquiring about politics, and affirmed.
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