Civic groups call for government probe into Chinese investment in ezTravelBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNAThe government should investigate allegations of Chinese dominance of Taiwan’s largest online travel agency Web site, ezTravel, representatives of two civic groups said at a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Chiang also questioned how ezTravel — given its Chinese investment — has continued to win management of the Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) round-island train travel programs. “It is evident that Trip.com completely owns ezTravel’s board,” Lai said. Chiang called on the government to penalize travel agencies that have not declared that they have received Chinese investment. Investment Commission Executive Secretary Chang Ming-pin (張銘斌) said that previous investigations found that while ezTravel has Chinese investors, their share of its stock had not exceeded the 30 percent permitted by law.

Source: Taipei Times November 05, 2020 15:56 UTC