Don’t let KMT regain Taipei City Mayor seat/Carlos Pueblo
At the end
of this year, there will be a local election in Taiwan to elect all the
local officers
including the capital city of Taipei. It’s very interesting and I like
to make a
statement that don’t let KMT regain the mayor seat of Taipei. My
main concern
is the corruption tradition of KMT, the Chinese Nationalist Party
Komington
for short. I am going to explain the brief historical experience of
Taipei sine
1945 including three distinguished non-KMT elected mayors of
Taipei, Kao Yu-Shu,
Chen Shui-Bien, and the incumbent Ko Wen-Jer who have
no
corruption scandal record under the national KMT regime during the 73
years
period.
I say 73
years, a very simple calculation 2018 less 1945 when Japanese severe
50 years
ruling of Taiwan, 1945 less 1895. Kao won his first mayor position for
a term, then
came back several years later for his second term in 1964. It is in
my memory. I
was a senior high school freshman and went to his campaign
rally on a
river bank, 2nd Watergate of the city. He had been constantly threaten
of his life
by Chiang Kai-shek’s son by sending him envelops with bullet. He left
safely after
his term and re-appointed for another term after the election was
abolished. I
did have an opportunity to meet him in Houston at a wedding
reception
one evening and I mentioned my late father and the campaign rally
at the 2nd
Watergate in Taipei. He remembered both well.
Chen
Shui-bien got elected after the KMT resumed the mayor election in Taipei
for one
term. He lost his re-election yet he was clear of corruption scandal
during his
term and went ahead to be elected as the national President two
years later.
After Chen’s
defeat, KMT Chinese Ma Ying-jou and Hou Long-bing continuously
had ruled
Taipei for 16 years. During that period, corruption lawsuit filed by
private
citizen became normal. After Dr. Ko elected as a non-KMT mayor in 2014
, he opened
a city investigation for 5 major suspected corruption BOT projects
involving these
two predecessors. Coincidently, a judgement has been delivered
at fault of
the city improperly acquired the land for a BOT project at Hsin-dien
light rail
station. The city must pay the loss of local homeowner for their loss.
BOT is
Build, Operate, and Transfer for short, crocked developers and mayors
find opportunity
to benefit each other under a defected judicial system in Taiwan.
I ask
Taiwanese critic of Dr. Ko, do you see him after 3 ½ years in the administration
of Taipei
City with such scandal? No, he has no Chinese KMT corruption cultural
background
in his blood.
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