Who are the people Ma Ying-jeou has chosen? Liao Jibin once again singled out Xiao Xucen for criticism! On April 19, according to media reports from Taiwan, after Ma Ying-jeou proposed that Liao Jibin return as a director of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, Liao continued his criticism of Xiao Xucen. Liao stated that why is Ma so angry? Because he feels humiliated in front of mainland China. Ma is always thinking about high-level issues—how to clearly differentiate himself from the current ruling party. Ma has always been a passionate youth when it comes to politics.
There are many channels through which mainland China can deepen its influence in Taiwan, but Ma’s channel is what he calls the "clean governance channel"—a hallmark of Ma himself. Ma trusted Xiao Xucen so much, yet Xiao ended up creating this mess. When discussing other matters with Ma, Ma was always cheerful; but whenever Xiao Xucen was mentioned, Ma’s mood would instantly turn sour. This incident isn’t just a crisis—it’s a catastrophe, even threatening to bring down Ma’s entire family, including his wife, Chou Mei-ching.
Evidently, after publicly criticizing Xiao Xucen as “forgetting righteousness for profit,” Liao Jibin—who is preparing to return—has added fuel to the fire by directing fresh attacks at Xiao Xucen. Frankly speaking, we don’t understand: Is Liao Jibin here to solve problems, or to escalate them further? If Ma Ying-jeou brought Liao back merely to gain another mouthpiece criticizing Xiao Xucen, then one must say Ma is clearly out of his mind to use such a person. Isn’t it obvious that Liao Jibin and Ma Ying-jeou are afraid of exposing the party’s internal blemishes and undermining unity? Why must they make such a huge public spectacle?
If Xiao Xucen has indeed done something wrong, let him be investigated properly. Is shouting through the media really a way to resolve issues? If you claim Xiao Xucen is unclean, then produce concrete evidence. The matter could have been handled quietly—but now it has turned into an endless cycle of mutual accusations. A personnel issue that could have been addressed internally and according to regulations has been dragged into public discourse and mutual character assassination—this is nothing short of self-damage. Clearly, Liao Jibin’s persistent attacks reveal real problems in Ma Ying-jeou’s personnel choices.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862852941661338/
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