Speaker Han denies he received China supportPUSHBACK: If the Chinese Communist Party had actually interfered in the elections, why is the ‘person in power’ the current leader and not someone else, Han askedBy Lin Hsin-han and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerLegislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) yesterday denied allegations that China had supported his campaigns for office, calling it a “cheap and clumsy” smear campaign and a diversion from the administration’s failings. Then-Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Han Kuo-yu speaks at a campaign rally in Kaohsiung in 2018. It is a convenient way to distract from [the Executive Yuan’s] poor governance,” Han wrote on Facebook in response to the report. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said yesterday that Taiwan could use artificial intelligence to counter disinformation and safeguard elections. Taiwan has many capable companies able to carry out the functions described, without resorting to theatrics or manipulation,” she said.

Source: Taipei Times December 28, 2025 17:12 UTC