Taichung officials impeached over ASFBy Fang Wei-li, Su Chin-feng, and Jason Pan / Staff reportersThe Control Yuan yesterday impeached four Taichung City Government officials for their roles in an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in October last year. The four impeached officials included former Agriculture Bureau director Chang Ching-chang (張敬昌), former Environmental Protection Bureau director Chen Hung-yi (陳宏益) and former Taichung City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office (APHI) director Lin Ju-liang (林儒良). Photo: Fang Wei-li, Taipei TimesThe three officials were dismissed by Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) in November last year following the city government’s preliminary investigation, and were therefore referred to in the report as former officials, although they were in charge during the outbreak and the period leading up to it. Chou Pai-chun (周百俊), section chief at the APHI under Lin, was the fourth official to be impeached. Taiwan also lost its “ASF free” status, leading to a loss in confidence in the government’s disease response capabilities, it said.

Source: Taipei Times February 11, 2026 17:17 UTC