KMT-TPP alliance talks under probeWHEELING AND DEALING? “Hou and Ko, with Chu and Ma acting as mediators, were wheeling and dealing on who gets to control which government ministry or other government position. Huang said this contravened Article 84 of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act (總統副總統選舉罷免法). The talks broke down as the parties bickered over the use of public surveys and other issues, with the principals refusing to back down from their positions. We will not back down and shall continue to create ... a better political culture for our future generations,” she said.