MAC head refuses to answer questions from China-born TPP lawmakerStaff writer, with CNAMainland Affairs Council (MAC) official yesterday refused to answer questions from China-born Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Legislator Li Chen-hsiu (李貞秀) during a legislative committee session, saying it would be "illegal" to answer someone not legally qualified to hold office. Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Legislator Li Zhenxiu, second right, stands next to TPP lawmakers Jacky Chen and Chen Gau-tzu at a meeting of the Internal Administration Committee in Taipei yesterday. Chiu was responding to a joint interpellation by TPP lawmakers Chen Ching-lung (陳清龍), Chen Gau-tzu (陳昭姿) and Li. Chiu then said he would respond to Liao -- rather than Li -- on questions surrounding her legitimacy as a lawmaker. Yesterday’s exchange was not the first time government officials had refused to answer questions from Li.

Source: Taipei Times March 23, 2026 17:15 UTC