KMT legislators visit airport in probe of premierDELAYING THE REVIEW: DPP Legislator Rosalia Wu condemned the KMT for the ‘inspection,’ when the priority should be reviewing the government’s budgetsBy Lin Tse-yuan and Jason Pan / Staff reportersChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday visited the military airbase at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) to probe alleged misuse of funds by Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) on his one-day visit to Japan last week, while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) accused the opposition of neglecting its duty to review budgets. Legislative committee conveners for the current session were chosen on Wednesday, with KMT Legislator Ma Wen-chun (馬文君) and DPP Legislator Chen Kuan-ting (陳冠廷) winning the vote as conveners of the committee, taking turns to set the agenda. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin, center, speaks to reporters at the military airbase at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) yesterday. DPP legislators declined the invitation to join, saying they are not interested in helping the KMT “put on a show” for the media to denigrate the premier. “Songshan airport for commercial flights is managed by the Civil Aviation Administration.

Source: Taipei Times March 12, 2026 17:12 UTC