Premier Cho’s trip to Japan sparks controversyBy Lin Hsin-han / Staff reporterThe Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday demanded that the Executive Yuan provide an explanation regarding the chartered plane Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) took to watch a World Baseball Classic (WBC) game in Tokyo on Saturday. Cho on Sunday said it was a personal itinerary for which he paid out of pocket on his day off. Photo: Lin Cheng-kun, Taipei TimesKMT Deputy Secretary-General Lin Pei-hsiang (林沛祥) yesterday said local media reported Cho took a chartered plane — Airbus A321neo, No. “If it was purely a private trip, then how can the plane take off from the ROCAF Songshan Base Command? How much money did the chartered plane cost, and where did the money come from?” he asked.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2026 17:16 UTC