Chiu Yi
Encyclopedia
Chiu Yi is a KMT legislator of the Republic of China
(Taiwan
). He is known to target members of the competing Democratic Progressive Party
(DPP) with charges of corruption and embezzlement. The now imprisoned former Taiwan President Chen Shuibian
and his family members, Chen Zhenan and Zhao Jianming are the figures he has targeted. In 2008, a supporter of Chen Shui-bian
pulled off his hairpiece to humiliate him.
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
). He is known to target members of the competing Democratic Progressive Party
Democratic Progressive Party
The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Taiwan, and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition. Founded in 1986, DPP is the first meaningful opposition party in Taiwan. It has traditionally been associated with strong advocacy of human rights and a distinct Taiwanese identity,...
(DPP) with charges of corruption and embezzlement. The now imprisoned former Taiwan President Chen Shuibian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
and his family members, Chen Zhenan and Zhao Jianming are the figures he has targeted. In 2008, a supporter of Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a former Taiwanese politician who was the 10th and 11th-term President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan...
pulled off his hairpiece to humiliate him.