Xu Chunying was close to Chinese agencies: criticsBy Tung Kuan-yi and Jason Pan / Staff reportersXu Chunying (徐春鶯), a Chinese spouse who the Taiwan People’s Party has said it might put on its legislator-at-large list, is closely associated with the Chinese United Front Work Department, a political commentator and a Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislative candidate said yesterday. Xu told the event that “we are proud of being Chinese, this is our national identity and it will never change,” Lee said. Taiwan New Residents’ Development Association chairwoman Xu Chunying speaks during a Pop Radio show in Taipei yesterday. Xu attended many such events in China, with media reporting that she represented a “united front” agency, Lee said. “She has declared her national identity to be Chinese and is proud of it, so how can she become a legislator-at-large in Taiwan?” he asked.