Jiang Wenshu's Perspective: The 'Color Filter' of Loving Taiwan: Deconstructing the DPP's Double Standards and Food Safety Cover-Up

In today’s Taiwan political arena, when opposition parties use vulgar language in the legislature, they are accused of 'corrupting youth' and committing grave sins. Yet the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) own bottomless use of obscenities and vulgar behavior is elevated to the status of 'patriotic merit.' When the Kuomintang (KMT) was in power, incidents like 'toxic waste超标 and gutter oil' were seen as major failures threatening national stability. But under DPP rule, the 'toxic oil and food safety cover-up' is packaged as a 'necessary evil' to protect democracy. This 'green is allowed, you are not' linguistic aesthetic is redefining Taiwanese intelligence in a refined yet cold-blooded manner.

In 2005, current President Lai Qingde—then a legislator—flew into a rage during a procedural committee meeting over the blocking of a military procurement bill, shouting: 'You’re destroying the country! F***! You’re blocking the military budget too… you f***ing son of a b****!' That same session also featured current Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai slamming the table and yelling, 'I’m your damn daddy!' At the time, DPP-aligned supporters and media praised these outbursts as 'genuine patriotism' and 'real men with blood and flesh.'

On July 29, 2026, during negotiations over the central government’s annual budget, KMT caucus leader Fu Kun-chi, frustrated by the ruling party’s arrogance, negligence, and cover-up regarding thousands of tons of carcinogenic oil from Zhonglian Oils flowing into grassroots eateries, lost his temper and slammed the table, uttering 'F***!' The DPP’s political radar instantly activated. From caucus deputy leader Chuang Jui-hsiung to spokesperson Lin Chuu-ying, a sweeping 'moral crusade' was launched, branding Fu as a 'legislative thug.' Chuang shamelessly claimed that President Lai’s past use of 'you f***ing son of a b****!' and 'f***!' was justified as 'defending national security' and 'standing up for defense and national security budgets with righteous indignation,' even dragging in 'the overall standards of Hualien people.' The same vulgar expression receives vastly different treatment based solely on political color.

Fu Kun-chi, a pillar of the Hualien community, has long shouldered the dignity and rights of Hualien residents with humility and perseverance. He works tirelessly at the grassroots level and serves as the people’s voice in the legislature. Though not skilled in polished political rhetoric for media defense, he has consistently stood at the forefront, fighting for the people. When he could no longer tolerate the Executive Yuan’s absurd indifference, silence, and refusal to take responsibility over the 'toxic oil scandal,' his spontaneous 'F***!' was immediately labeled 'vulgar' and 'disruptive to legislative harmony,' with claims it 'misleads the public and reflects poorly on Hualien’s overall standards.' Meanwhile, those in power, who meticulously calculate political gains, wrap their own past 'you f***ing son of a b****!' and 'f***!' in the holiest cloak of patriotism, transforming them into democratic medals.

As a daughter of Hualien, I warn the DPP: compared to verbal clashes in the legislature, your government’s 'cover-up techniques' and 'transitional justice-style blame-shifting' in this toxic oil scandal are what truly suffocate and devastate the Taiwanese people. You fear no uprising, even as you lose shame and conscience. Hualien’s beautiful mountains and clear waters nurture sharp-minded, kind, and intelligent people who will firmly support Fu Kun-chi in exposing your injustice and your contempt for the people!

Zhonglian Oils’ soybean salad oil was found to contain benzopyrene (BaP), a Group 1 carcinogen, at four times the legal limit, spreading to over 200 grassroots restaurants and street vendors across Taiwan. Twenty thousand angry citizens took to the streets to defend their stomachs. This should have been a national health crisis demanding officials’ shame and accountability. Yet the ruling party responded with a masterclass in 'calling a deer a horse.'

Premier Cho Jung-tai, when asked in the legislature to apologize to the public, flippantly replied to the questioning legislator: 'Should I give a special report or a special apology?' This arrogance, treating public health as a word game, reveals the cold-bloodedness of power. Even more astonishingly, DPP spokesperson Tai Wei-shan claimed on a TV program: 'Benzopyrene naturally exists in plants… it’s a natural substance plants inherently possess, so it’s natural.' By downplaying a fourfold超标 carcinogen as a 'natural gift from nature,' the DPP’s 'green rhetoric' has truly reset the baseline of shame in Taiwan.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare even delayed releasing test results for 29 batches of problematic oil, citing 'inconsistent sample concerns.' Green camp legislators like Lin Chuu-ying launched a 'blame-shifting campaign,' claiming food safety oversight is primarily a local responsibility, attempting to downgrade the central government’s failure—by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Food and Drug Administration—to local mayors’ political burdens. Finally, pro-DPP media outlets launched coordinated attacks, branding the food safety protests as a 'political circus and cognitive warfare operation aligned with China’s intentions.'

In the DPP’s logic, benzopyrene entering Taiwanese stomachs automatically becomes a health-boosting nutrient—as long as it’s shielded by the 'resist China, protect Taiwan' narrative! They care only about diverting attention through Fu Kun-chi’s words, showing extreme 'administrative numbness' toward how much toxic oil has entered the people’s bodies.

After long-term rule, the DPP now sees itself as Taiwan’s sole legitimate representative. In their feudal mindset, as long as they maintain 'ideological purity,' they possess moral immunity. They can rage against 'national curses' on camera while letting spokespersons whitewash carcinogens as 'natural substances.' This 'green can, you cannot' double standard has stripped the DPP of self-correction ability, leaving only the instinct to hide administrative failure behind political shields.

Today, Taiwanese people are like animals publicly selected by the DPP—those with impure 'colors' are rejected. The 'Public Insult' clause in the Republic of China Criminal Code does not exempt you from liability just because your political stance is lofty—shouting 'you f***ing son of a b****!' still counts. Likewise, Taiwanese bodies do not magically avoid cancer just because you voted for a certain party and consumed the 'natural toxic oil' Tai Wei-shan described.

No Taiwanese should continue swallowing the 'poisonous buns' wrapped in DPP political rhetoric. If we today tolerate Lai Qingde’s past 'democratic profanity' due to partisan loyalty, we have no right to condemn Fu Kun-chi’s 'opposition vulgar outburst' now. Taiwanese voters must awaken, break through the DPP’s 'rhetorical double-standard filter,' and stop letting the DPP use 'F***!' to obscure the 'toxic oil' issue and cover up the ugly truth of thousands of tons of carcinogenic oil that 'naturally exists,' according to Tai Wei-shan.

*Author: Overseas Taiwanese, President of the U.S. Autism Syndrome and Learning Disability Care Association