Taiwan is getting more and more outrageous. Not long ago, a 94-year-old former 'Nationalist soldier' complained to Hung Hsiu-chu, saying, 'The gold was painstakingly transported from the mainland by the Kuomintang, so why should the DPP take it away?' Implying that the gold belongs to the KMT? Today, there's another strange incident... The KMT also claims that Tsingtao Beer is their party asset, and says they will respond to the Taiwan government's policy and apply for recovery... According to Taiwan's 'China Times Electronic News', KMT Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu, while visiting a military dependents' village in Chiayi City on April 3, fiercely criticized the DPP for persecuting and settling accounts with the KMT. She emphasized that the KMT still has 'party assets' on the mainland, and that Tsingtao Beer is a KMT 'party-run enterprise', so the KMT should also demand this debt from the mainland. Earlier, according to Taiwan's 'Central News Agency', Chiu Ta-chan, Director of the KMT's Administrative Management Committee, stated on February 17 that they had reported to the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee' the property of Qilu Company established in Qingdao, including its subsidiary Tsingtao Beer, and requested that the committee's chairman, Ku Li-hsiung, demand its recovery from the mainland. Although we know the KMT has been thoroughly sealed off by the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee', it's not like they should jump the wall in desperation without asking if anyone wants to get involved in this mess (helplessly shrugging). Chiu Ta-chan stated that the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee' should recover Tsingtao Beer. According to China Taiwan Net on February 17, Chiu Ta-chan, Director of the KMT's Administrative Management Committee, said today (17th) that they had reported to the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee' the property of Qilu Company established in Qingdao, including its subsidiary Tsingtao Beer, and requested that the committee's chairman, Ku Li-hsiung, demand its recovery from the mainland. Wait... Tsingtao Beer, which has been rooted in Qingdao since I can remember, is a KMT party asset? Could it be that I've been drinking fake Tsingtao Beer for decades? Don't worry... Let's hear what Mr. Chiu Ta-chan said at the KMT press conference this morning... Chiu Ta-chan He said that according to the 'Act on Handling Ill-gotten Properties of Political Parties and Their Affiliated Organizations', all property from after August 15, 1945 to last year must be reported, even if it is not currently owned by the KMT. Mr. Chiu calculated that the KMT's earliest property was Qilu Company, established in Qingdao, Shandong, in 1948, and Tsingtao Beer was a subsidiary of Qilu. To prove his claims, Chiu Ta-chan solemnly produced materials found in the warehouse of Qilu Company in Nanshijiao, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, which 'even the mainland doesn't have'. He stated that multiple historical documents of Qilu Company, including the first board meeting minutes, balance sheets, income statements, and handover lists, 'prove that Qilu Company was a private company established by the KMT in January 1948', and that Qilu's businesses, including rubber factories, Tsingtao Beer, glass factories, flour mills, and food companies, were all purchased from the government at a price, with evidence. China's first film advertisement - Tsingtao Beer You Taiwan authorities want to seal off party assets? Mr. Chiu says there's a big chunk in Qingdao! Chiu Ta-chan explained that the value of Qilu Company's shares at the time was over 120 billion yuan in legal tender, and the current housing and land use rights in Qingdao are luxury properties and historical sites. According to the 'Party Assets Act', these properties should belong to the KMT... Although... well... They are not in the KMT's hands now, but the committee should, according to Article 25 of the Party Assets Act, recover or demand them from the mainland and return them to the KMT. Chiu Ta-chan said that according to the 'Party Assets Act', the committee should investigate whether these properties are legal, and asked Ku Li-hsiung to take back Tsingtao Beer from the mainland, saying 'the KMT would be very grateful'. He also emphasized that Ku Li-hsiung should strictly enforce the 'law' and confiscate all KMT property left on the mainland. This way, it could also increase Taiwan's tax revenue, 'we strongly support this'... But... if they don't investigate... then it would be dereliction of duty! He also said that there are 10 senior political parties that should report, but the 'Party Assets Committee' is currently only investigating the KMT, and called on the committee not to selectively enforce the law. Chiu Ta-chan reiterated that Qilu Company is the KMT's first pot of gold. If the committee doesn't investigate or investigates and proves it legal, then the derived interest is naturally legal. In other words, the KMT's party assets are all legal. Now it's clear... But Mr. Chiu, you love to stir up trouble, does Ku Li-hsiung know about this? Ku Li-hsiung Another important figure in the story - Ku Li-hsiung is the chairman of the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee' personally appointed by Tsai Ing-wen. In August last year, Ku Li-hsiung was summoned to Tsai Ing-wen's office. Unaware of the reason, he was entrusted with an important task by Tsai, hoping to use his legal expertise to take on the position of chairman of the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee'. Although he smiled wryly and said 'I can't find a reason to refuse', and repeatedly stated that this position was not in his life plan, Ku Li-hsiung emphasized that he would go all out. In the months after his appointment, he fulfilled his mission, almost exceeding the 'task'... Within less than four months of the establishment of the 'Ill-gotten Party Assets Committee', the KMT could no longer pay salaries, and the party headquarters building was also at risk. It could be said they were at the end of their rope... Hung Hsiu-chu once questioned Tsai Ing-wen for condoning the 'Party Assets Committee' running rampant. However, netizens in mainland China have been quite calm about this... Come home, it's all yours... First bring the gold City folks, deep tricks... Tsk tsk... This is clearly stirring up trouble. Compiled by Source: Observer Network, Wang Jialu, Beer Industry Insider -END-