In response, the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) accused the president of evading oversight, contravening constitutional principles and seeking a “rubber-stamp legislature.” The party framed its attack as a defense of democracy and legality. The TPP accuses the government of treating the law like a buffet, picking what it likes and discarding the rest. What the TPP presents as accountability is, in effect, an effort to remake Taiwan’s presidential system into a parliamentary one — a change that requires a constitutional amendment. The party describes Taiwan’s engagement with the US as surrender and humiliation, accusing the government of “selling out” the country’s future. A party that constantly pushes against those limits in the name of righteousness is not defending democracy, it is destroying it.

Source: Taipei Times January 30, 2026 16:06 UTC