Taiwan’s civic society is currently engaged in a movement to impeach legislators with the goal of reforming the parliament and putting an end to the chaos of pro-China selling out Taiwan, in order to restore constitutional order.
Chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry, Terry Gou, recently stated publicly that this large-scale impeachment campaign has the potential to “change the course of history,” pulling Taiwan back from the brink of becoming like Hong Kong and steering the parliament back on the right track.
According to data from the Central Election Commission, there are currently 35 pan-blue legislators and 15 pan-green legislators facing impeachment proposals throughout Taiwan. About two-thirds of the proposals against pan-blue legislators have completed the second stage of collecting signatures and submitted the name list, while there have been no cases submitted against pan-green legislators.
Impeachment organizations are treating this week (first week of May) as the golden week for submitting signatures for the second stage, aiming to complete the primary proposals before mid-month, hoping for a one-time submission to demonstrate the power of citizens and their efficiency. If the list of signatories is verified by the election commission, the impeachment motion will be established, entering the third phase of “voter referendum period,” with the voting expected to take place in early to mid-August.
On May 3rd, Terry Gou emphasized during an impeachment rally in Keelung that this movement is not only a fight against the pro-China forces but also a crucial battle to defend Taiwan’s democratic freedom.
He criticized the growing pro-China forces in the parliament in recent years, leading Taiwan down the path of Hong Kongization. “These pro-China legislators not only refuse to attend Taiwan’s presidential inauguration ceremony but also go to Beijing to meet with senior Chinese officials, which is a blatant betrayal,” he said.
Terry Gou pointed out that the long-standing infiltration of Taiwan by the Chinese Communist Party, combined with the pro-China forces obstructing the government’s budget and operations during President Lai Ching-te’s tenure, highlights the urgency and legitimacy of the impeachment action. He believes that Taiwan has truly shown a “civic consciousness” now, viewing the nation as a collective responsibility of all citizens, allowing impeachment groups across the country to demonstrate strong mobilization and execution power.
He optimistically stated, “I believe that this time we can bring Taiwan back from the path of Hong Kongization.”
Terry Gou previously donated $100 million in 2022 to support various organizations like the Black Bear Academy, promoting national defense education to counter Chinese infiltration. By speaking out once again, he upholds his consistent stance of “anti-China, pro-Taiwan.”
Founder of the Black Bear Academy and Democratic Progressive Party legislator, Shen Boyang, also bluntly stated at the rally that the biggest obstacle hindering democratic development in Taiwan is the “red-integrated Kuomintang party” working hand in hand with the Chinese Communist Party.
He pointed out that the Kuomintang had the opportunity to move towards localization and safeguard Taiwan, but since 2018, the red-integrated forces have been growing, becoming an internal threat to democracy.
Shen Boyang emphasized that this grand impeachment is not intended to help the Democratic Progressive Party gain a majority in parliament, but to eliminate pro-China forces and allow genuine Taiwan-loving members of the Kuomintang to emerge.
He said, “Even if after the impeachment, some seats remain won by the Kuomintang, as long as democratic and Taiwan-loving Kuomintang members are elected, it is still good for Taiwan.”
Currently, the distribution of seats in the Taiwanese parliament is: Kuomintang with 52 seats, 2 independents supported by the Kuomintang, Democratic Progressive Party with 51 seats, and Taiwan People’s Party with 8 seats. The combined seats of the blue and white camps total 62, forming the majority in parliament.
If the impeachment process progresses smoothly, the opposition camp could lose 15 to 20 seats. If the Democratic Progressive Party can secure more than 6 seats from this, they will reach over 57 seats, establishing a new parliamentary landscape.
Impeachment groups have stated that another key objective of this action is to promote the “Anti-Infiltration Law” and related legislation targeting agents of hostile forces.
The Kuomintang legislative caucus leader, Fu Huan-chi, has also become one of the impeachment targets. The second stage of signatures in his Hualien constituency was recently submitted, receiving a total of 32,770 signature forms, far exceeding the legal threshold of 10% required (19,377), and officially entering the election commission verification stage.
Fu Huan-chi has served as Hualien County magistrate three times, with his wife, Hsu Chen-wei, currently in office, alternating power for nearly twenty years, earning them the nickname “King and Queen of Hualien.” Fu was imprisoned for economic crimes during President Ma Ying-jeou’s term. He was born in Taichung, graduated from Tamkang University in Traffic Management, and also studied at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China. However, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education does not recognize his degree as the university is under the control of the Chinese Communist United Front Work Department.
On April 26, 2024, Fu Huan-chi led 16 Kuomintang legislators to Beijing for a visit, meeting with the Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Wang Huning, claiming the trip to be a “cross-strait ice-breaking peace journey, revitalizing all industries.”
Recently, there have been 41 cases of suspected falsification of impeachment signatures across Taiwan, under investigation by local prosecutors. As of May 6th, 6 counties and cities, as well as 13 individuals involved in these cases, have been detained, including a lead petitioner on an impeachment case, a responsible person at a signature collection station, and 11 local Kuomintang officials or staffers; while another 43 individuals have been released on bail, totaling over 60 people involved.
Prosecutors have noted that some suspects illegally used their positions or information to forge signatures using party member and resident personal data, possibly violating the Criminal Code’s provisions on forgery, as well as the Personal Information Protection Act. Violations include repeated signings, incorrect addresses, residence registration duration not in accordance with regulations, and the most controversial, “deceased signatories.”
Reports have indicated that some local Kuomintang branches were alleged to have directly accessed membership lists to fabricate signing registers, with as many as 1,700 deceased persons appearing on the signature lists. While there were also a few records of deceased persons on the signature lists provided by the pan-green camp, it was found that most of these individuals had passed away after participating in the signature collection process.