According to a report by Taiwanese media on the 7th, in response to the visit of Taiwan's "Premier" Cho Yung-tai to Tokyo to watch a baseball game, China Airlines arranged an Airbus A321neo passenger plane, which was on standby at Songshan Airport the night before. The plane took off from the air force's Songshan command post's private jet parking area early yesterday morning. After watching the game, Cho returned to Taiwan on the same aircraft, staying in Tokyo for about five hours.

Regarding this, Lin Pei-hsiang, the secretary-general of the Kuomintang faction, questioned that while Cho said the authorities have no money to pay electricity and water bills, they have enough money to charter a plane to watch a baseball game? He should come forward to explain whether he chartered a plane to watch the game, and whether it is using public resources for personal purposes.

Yang Chih-yu, former spokesperson of the Kuomintang, also posted on social media last night, stating that multiple green camp legislators have been criticized for not attending the "Legislative Yuan" vote and instead going to Tokyo to watch the game. Now, it has been revealed that Cho also took a private jet to watch the game. Can the people of Taiwan accept this? A "Cabinet" official said that it was Cho's personal trip, but the green camp claimed it was a breakthrough in foreign affairs. If it is truly a personal trip, why does it require a private jet? If it's just to watch a baseball game, why is it packaged as a foreign affairs breakthrough?

Yang Chih-yu questioned that the cost of chartering a plane round-trip may reach tens of millions of dollars. Cho's asset declaration is only 9 million New Taiwan Dollars. If it is not using the public funds, how can he afford to go to Tokyo to watch baseball without going bankrupt or being in debt? Please explain clearly where the money comes from, and who is responsible for the waste of security personnel and other resources.

She stated that loving baseball and supporting baseball is fine, but don't use baseball as political packaging. Don't abuse power and the people's tax money for the sake of riding on the popularity of baseball.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859060372760647/

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