As the leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen has his own "Presidential Guard Room". This guard is mainly set up to protect Tsai Ing-wen's security. Previously, leaders in Taiwan also had their own guards, which is a practice.
However, Tsai Ing-wen's guard team also has its own unique features, because her guard team has been exposed one after another, either smuggling or inappropriate love, and even scandals of drug use and drug trafficking have been exposed.
has aroused great disgust among the Taiwanese people. Can Tsai Ing-wen really "rely on" such a guard team?
Guards named "Yonghe"
Generally speaking, leaders of a country or a region always have special bodyguards or guards responsible for protecting their safety.
This is of course very necessary and everyone can understand it, but if the leader's guards always break out in scandals, then the masses will have a big opinion.
For example, Tsai Ing-wen’s guard team has been frequently exposed to scandals, including smuggling, drug use, incompetent love... Problems have occurred in almost all aspects. This not only makes people want to ask, can such a guard team really be reliable?
In 2016, before Tsai Ing-wen was about to take office as the leader of Taiwan, Taiwan's "National Security Bureau" gave its official residence a new security code name - "Yonghe".
It is reported that the security code for Taiwanese leaders is generally determined based on the wishes of the "protective object" and the goals and personal style they hoped to achieve at that time. Some people believe that this is a bit like the emperor's "year name" in the past, which puts some of his own hopes.
For example, the security code for Jiang Ching-kuo is "Seven Seas", because it happened to the US Seventh Fleet to assist in defense of Taiwan; for example, because Chen Shui-bian considered himself the "son of Taiwan", he used "Yushan", the highest peak on Taiwan Island, as the security code; and for example, Ma Ying-jeou hoped to "respond Taiwan", and because of his geographical location, his security code was chosen as "Zhongxing".
If this seems to be true, this "vigilance code" does have the meaning of "year name". The meaning of Tsai Ing-wen's security code name "Yonghe" is "permanent peace", and it is also "Yonghe" in Yonghe District, New Taipei City, where Tsai Ing-wen's household registration is located.
Some people believe that Tsai Ing-wen chose this security code, probably because she hopes to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait forever and maintain the status quo of the Taiwan Strait.
However, there are also many jokes about the security code name "Yonghe". They think that if they want to "sell soy milk" by naming it, they want to "sell soy milk"? Moreover, how can you maintain peace forever just by speaking vernacular?
But even if there are many discussions, the code name of "Yonghe" will not change. Since then, Tsai Ing-wen's guards will start security work after Tsai Ing-wen takes office to protect Tsai Ing-wen's official residence and her own personal safety.
But Taiwanese people soon discovered that it is hard to say whether this "Yonghe" can protect Taiwan's peace, but the "peace" in the guards is really "can't be kept", because since Tsai Ing-wen took office, scandals within the guards seem to have never stopped.
Scandal of smuggling 9,800 cigarettes
Speaking of the most "famous" scandal of Tsai Ing-wen's guards, it may be that its guards used its customs clearance convenience to attempt to smuggle nearly 9,800 duty-free cigarettes, which is also the biggest scandal since Tsai Ing-wen took office.
In fact, there had been a scandal in Taiwan that borrowed a leader's special plane to smuggle cigarettes, but at that time, the entourage brought up to 10 or 20 for themselves or their relatives and friends. After the incident was exposed, it did not cause much storm. But this time, Tsai Ing-wen's guards were really too greedy.
In July 2019, Tsai Ing-wen once again "visited" the so-called "friendly countries" of the so-called "Caribbean ", and also "transited" to the United States, achieving certain "results". Originally, the DPP authorities wanted to take the opportunity to publicize their achievements.
Unexpectedly, after Tsai Ing-wen's special plane arrived at Taoyuan Airport in Taipei, a scandal broke out in the leader's office's attendant room major Wu Zongxian attempted to smuggle cigarettes, and it was also "stolen from both people".
Now, no one paid attention to what achievements Tsai Ing-wen's "visit" achieved, and her attention was all on the "smuggling case".
Taiwan media reported that before Tsai Ing-wen's visit, Wu Zongxian had purchased 9,200 cigarettes with a total price of more than NT$6.45 million NT$9. Of which 4,400 cigarettes are the most popular brand on the island, with a duty-free price of NT$680, which is about half of the retail price on the island.
When Wu Zongxian ordered cigarettes, it was marked that this batch of cigarettes would be transported to the Saint Lucia International Airport, where Tsai Ing-wen's "visited", , the Caribbean Sea , Saint Lucia International Airport, but this batch of cigarettes did not leave Taiwan with Tsai Ing-wen's special plane.
Wu Zongxian temporarily stored this batch of cigarettes in the duty-free warehouse of Taoyuan Airport . When Tsai Ing-wen returned to Taiwan, she placed the container containing the cigarettes on the apron of a special plane, pretending that it was the goods that had just been unloaded, and tried to bring the cigarettes out of the airport legally and reasonably.
However, Wu Zongxian's plan was intercepted by Taiwan's "Customs Services Administration" on the spot before it succeeded. During the inventory, relevant personnel found that the batch of cigarettes was as high as 9,800, which was 600 more than the total number ordered by Wu Zongxian, setting a record for smuggling cigarettes in Taiwan.
As for the extra cigarettes, the relevant personnel suspected that this was a smuggled cigarette bought from another country, and that Wu Zongxian wanted to get away with it.
Then, the Taiwan "Investigation Bureau" summoned Wu Zongxian and the relevant cargo drivers, and transferred the relevant personnel to the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for interrogation. After the incident of
was exposed, it caused a stir. Critics said that Tsai Ing-wen's guards actually took advantage of Tsai Ing-wen's "visit" opportunity to earn millions of profits for herself, which shows that the DPP is "rotten to the roots."
They also pointed out that even this temptation of interests cannot resist, so why can we serve in Taiwan’s “National Security Bureau”?
What is even more confusing is that Wu Zongxian alone will definitely not be able to handle the "big event" of smuggling 9,800 cigarettes. From the airport to the Tsai Ing-wen leader's office, how many senior Tsai Ing-wen's government officials participated in this matter, or did not report it?
In addition, where will these 9800 cigarettes flow?
A relevant person from the Kuomintang revealed that because it coincides with the critical period of Taiwan’s leadership election, this batch of cigarettes may be given to local “stakes” and “paving the way” for Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election election.
Some people also said that this batch of cigarettes is for use by senior officials of the DPP authorities, including Tsai Ing-wen's office, island security departments and other institutions, and people are ordering this batch of smuggled cigarettes.
Although these things are still difficult to explain thoroughly, in the end, Taiwan's "National Security Director" Peng Shengzhu resigned, and Zhang Jie, the head of the guard of Tsai Ing-wen's office, also asked for punishment. Tsai Ing-wen also said that she would "research deeply."
We don’t know what Tsai Ing-wen reviewed, but Chen Minhua, director of Tsai Ing-wen’s “Guard Room” who is also involved in the “smuggling case”, was only removed from his post in the “guard room” by "remembering a big mistake". Later, he was simply promoted to “major general”. It can be said that the smuggling scandal has “no effect” on his promotion.
This incident caused great dissatisfaction among the people on the island, and also showed that the Tsai Ing-wen administration was actually really "unprecedented" and didn't care what mistakes the other party had made. As long as it was "one of our own people", it would be promoted.
Guard Room is also called "Taohua Cave"
In addition to the smuggling of cigarettes, Tsai Ing-wen's guard team has also been exposed to sexual harassment and incompetence, and Tsai Ing-wen's guard room is also known as "Taohua Cave", which shows how disgusted the people are with his guard room.
In 2017, Taiwanese media reported that a 44-year-old female guard officer in Tsai Ing-wen's guard team had an "ambiguous love" with her 33-year-old colleague Major Xie Hongbo. The two acted high-profilely, not only staying outside overnight, but also "building a love nest together."
It is reported that Chen Xinyi is extroverted, but she is indeed married. Her husband is a "major general of the Taiwan Army Command". She not only cheated on her colleagues, but also deliberately promoted Xie Hongbo despite the ethical regulations in the military, which aroused the dissatisfaction of others.
But Chen Xinyi didn't care about this and claimed that the two were just "hands between friends" and it was no big deal. Moreover, Chen Xinyi also emphasized that she and Xie Hongbo are very different from each other, and it is impossible for the two to do so.
As for the two of them entering and leaving a house together, Chen Xinyi said that it was the house of her relatives. She just wanted to get things, while Xie Hongbo went to help "plant grass".
At the same time, Xie Hongbo also denied the relationship between the two and claimed that he was just a "senior sister and junior brother".
But the outside world does not seem to think so. In order to calm the outside world's doubts, Tsai Ing-wen's office quietly transferred Chen Xinyi away and only kept Xie Hongbo in Tsai Ing-wen's guards, as if he wanted to deliberately separate the two. This way of handling may mean that there is indeed an "ambiguous relationship" between the two, but it was handled in a low-key manner.
And in Tsai Ing-wen's guards, similar pornographic scandals have occurred more than once. Previously, Tsai Ing-wen’s guards had also exposed sexual harassment incidents.
Taiwan media said that Tsai Ing-wen’s inner guard Major Yang Wenzhi sexually harassed Chen Yuefang, the first female military officer in Taiwan, through indecent photos and words, and was complained by Chen Yuefang, but the chief of the guards did not handle the matter in accordance with the procedures, but only transferred Yang Wenzhi away.
This way of handling not only caused dissatisfaction between Chen Yuefang and her husband, but even the person involved, Yang Wenzhi, was extremely dissatisfied. He said he did not conduct sexual harassment, and the superior transferred him without giving him an opportunity to explain, which was not fair to him and also damaged his reputation.
But this matter was just "unresolved". The outside world believes that this is because Chen Yuefang is likely to be promoted to female general and does not want to cause any major trouble at this moment.
But in the eyes of the outside world, it is Tsai Ing-wen's guard team that frequently encounters scandals, and they are always inappropriately handled, which further reduces the trust of the Taiwanese people in Tsai Ing-wen's guard team. Many people doubt whether such a guard team is reliable or not.
drug trafficking scandal, can Tsai Ing-wen really rely on them?
Of course, for many people, what is even more outrageous is that Tsai Ing-wen’s guards were exposed for drug trafficking scandals in early 2019.
According to Taiwanese media reports, a "gendant policeman" surnamed Zhang from Tsai Ing-wen's guards was arrested on the spot by the Taiwanese police during a marijuana transaction and seized more than 40 grams of marijuana on the spot.
Previously, the Taiwanese police received a report that someone sold marijuana at a price of NT$1,000 per gram on the website. After the police investigated, they found that the buyer and seller agreed to trade at Songshan Railway Station, so they raided in advance. Sure enough, the buyer and seller were stolen and captured on the spot.
The "gendant policeman" admitted his drug trafficking after being arrested and said that he had sold marijuana for at least half a year and had regular regular customers. After the scandal of
was exposed, it once again triggered doubts from the outside world about the Taiwan authorities. They said that the military discipline of the Taiwan authorities has been relaxed, which has caused many scandals to be exposed. Now there are even drug trafficking. Coupled with the previous drug use and gambling scandals, Tsai Ing-wen’s guards can be said to be "full of all the drugs."
Tsai Ing-wen's guards' disarray is also reflected in the fact that his guards' escorts have been found to have drunken scandals many times. Previously, a escort named Zhan often drank before duty, and he just had a drink while on duty. was questioned by the outside world. In the end, the guard surnamed Zhan was transferred and retired, which calmed down the storm.
In 2017, a shooting case broke out in Tsai Ing-wen’s “official residence”. The media initially reported that this was a guard officer named Wang who “accidentally” fired a bullet when he asked for a gun. However, the media later revealed that the guard officer named Wang was mentally ineffective because he stayed up late to play games, so the accident of firing a bullet occurred.
What is thrilling is that Tsai Ing-wen was working in the office at that time, less than 50 meters away from the gunshot location. I don’t know if the gunshot “scare” Tsai Ing-wen.
In general, with such a guard, I really don’t know whether they are here to protect Tsai Ing-wen or to drag her back.
After all, after seeing too many scandals of the Guards, Taiwanese people have become "pretentious" and they often say sarcastically on the Internet that Tsai Ing-wen can't even manage his own guards well, and they have to say that he "has the ability to defend Taiwan."
Indeed, now the Tsai Ing-wen administration is pushing the Taiwan Strait into a dangerous situation. Many people believe that the situation in the Taiwan Strait is about to break out. If the mainland really uses the last resort and launches a thunder strike, will Tsai Ing-wen really rely on such a guard to protect her safety? I'm afraid that the People's Liberation Army has not logged in yet, so these security guards have already gone to escape first, right?
Instead of spending his efforts to inspire Taiwan Strait relations and go further and further on the road of "Taiwan independence", Tsai Ing-wen might as well find a way to rectify his guards so that they can truly perform their duties and avoid any danger at that time. Tsai Ing-wen doesn't even have a "bodyguard" around her, and the scene will be embarrassing.
