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did ying-faction qiu taiyuan "deliberately" reveal that lai qingde scolded peng qiming? guo zhengliang reveals the inside story: it involves a dispute over funds

2024-09-23

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on the 21st, chiu tai-yuan, the head of the taiwan authorities' health and welfare department, who is of british descent, revealed that taiwan's leader lai ching-te had called and scolded peng qiming, the head of the environment department, for not providing enough resources for medical institutions to implement carbon reduction. this incident caused a lot of controversy, and chiu apologized afterwards. former legislator guo zhengliang speculated that chiu tai-yuan probably did not mean to say this, but simply told the truth, and believed that this matter was a "funding dispute."

chiu tai-yuan recently revealed that lai ching-te had called and scolded peng qiming, which caused outsiders to question whether the administrative team was "fighting each other internally." the controversy over this matter continues to burn. lai ching-te was originally scheduled to attend a social dinner hosted by the primary care association last night, but he temporarily canceled the trip on the grounds of "other official matters," sparking speculation from the outside world that he did not want to be on the same stage with chiu tai-yuan.

guo zhengliang pointed out on the 23rd that lai qingde's call to peng qiming highlighted two problems, including bypassing the executive branch to directly command the "minister" and protecting the hospital. guo zhengliang also said frankly that this matter is a dispute over funds. if even the hospital jumps out to ask the environmental department to provide resources, how can the budget be enough? many units need more financial assistance.

in addition, was qiu taiyuan's revelation an accident or intentional? guo zhengliang believed that qiu taiyuan was straightforward in his speech, so he speculated that qiu was not intentional and was simply telling the truth.

it is reported that in response to the relevant controversy, chiu tai-yuan emphasized yesterday that he mentioned lai ching-te's phone call to let the medical community know that lai is very supportive; however, he still claimed that if his inappropriate wording caused misunderstanding or trouble, he apologized to peng qiming and the general public.

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald