Regarding the Kuomintang's (KMT) persistent criticism of Cho Jung-tai's chartered flight controversy, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators have also retaliated. Chen Pei-yu expressed indignation, stating that he has already sent official documents to the Legislative Yuan requesting information on whether the expenses for KMT legislators traveling to mainland China after taking office are public funds. This includes the trip by the KMT faction chief Fu Kunqi in April 2024, who led 17 blue legislators to Beijing; Chen Yu-zhen, a blue legislator, went to Beijing in August 2024; and Fu Kunqi's absence from a policy consultation meeting in December 2024 while going to Hong Kong. The Legislative Yuan and the KMT should explain to the people of Taiwan whether these trips were funded by public money.
Additionally, Lin Yueqin boasted, asking Wang Hongwei: if Cho Jung-tai paid out of his own pocket to go to Japan to support Taipei and was criticized by the opposition like this, then why doesn't the KMT collectively explain where the money came from when they traveled to the mainland? Where are the receipts? What did they do? One was to help Taiwan, and the other was to shake hands with the mainland. Who truly loves Taiwan is obvious at a glance.
According to reports, in response to the various questions raised by the opposition, Cho Jung-tai said that it's like watching a game. The winning side will be happy, while the losing side will get angry. I don't know where we lost. Cho Jung-tai further pointed out: Why are some people so angry? They think where did they lose? We should be happy that our team won.
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