Prosecutor Alleges Violation of Anti-Infiltration Act, Xu Chun-ying Defends Conversations with CCP Officials as Casual Chats

Prosecutors allege that Xu Chun-ying has long been in contact with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations and reported on domestic political situations, and that she violated the law by acting under CCP instructions to campaign for designated candidates. According to the indictment, Xu Chun-ying and Zhong Jin-ming, chairman of the Cross-Strait Marriage Coordination Promotion Association, were in close contact with Yang Wen-tao, director of the Cross-Strait Marriage and Family Service Center of the CCP's Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Sun Xian, deputy director of the Committee for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. They allegedly reported on Taiwan's political and election situation and facilitated Sun Xian's visit to Taiwan under the guise of business exchanges. The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office recently indicted Xu Chun-ying, her daughter Bu Qi-zheng, friend Luo Ying, and Zhong Jin-ming on charges including violating the Anti-Infiltration Act and document forgery. At the preparatory hearing of the New Taipei District Court, Xu Chun-ying only admitted to illicit currency exchange and loan fraud, pleading not guilty to the Anti-Infiltration Act charges. Xu Chun-ying stated that Yang Wen-tao is a director-level cadre, not a superior official, and that she met Sun Xian in 2018, when Sun Xian had already retired from the Revolutionary Committee. The judge examined the WeChat chat records between Xu Chun-ying and Sun Xian in court, which showed Sun Xian's grasp of Taiwan's political situation, including their discussion of internal dynamics within the Taiwan People's Party after the Jinghua City case erupted. Xu Chun-ying said that Sun Xian had extensive knowledge of cross-strait information and many Taiwanese business friends, but Sun Xian did not support the People's Party. She added, "I did not mobilize mainland spouses to assist (former People's Party chairman) Ko Wen-je." According to the chat content, Sun Xian once asked Xu Chun-ying if she could establish a community group to serve as a counterpart for cross-strait community forums, to which Xu Chun-ying replied, "Understood." Xu Chun-ying continued to discuss the political participation of mainland spouses and contacting mainland spouse village chiefs with Sun Xian, who also reminded her to "guard against wiretapping." Xu Chun-ying insisted that these conversations were casual chats, and her reply of "understood" was merely a common idiom. When the judge asked why she would need to "guard against wiretapping" if it was just casual chat, Xu Chun-ying responded that she didn't think much of it at the time. Zhong Jin-ming denied being instructed to campaign for former Taipei Deputy Mayor Huang Shan-shan and Ko Wen-je in the Taipei mayoral and presidential elections, stating only that his wife is a mainland spouse who has long suffered discrimination, and he has long advocated for the rights of mainland spouses across the strait, supporting the People's Party out of personal will. Additionally, Xu Chun-ying allegedly profited NT$240,000 from illicit currency exchange and conspired with Luo Ying to issue false employment documents for Bu Qi-zheng under the name of Jizhi Company, using Bu Qi-zheng's name to apply for a housing loan of NT$26.97 million from a bank. Xu Chun-ying admitted to the crimes but claimed that the currency exchange counterparty was a fellow villager she had known for over 10 years, and the exchange was based on bank cash exchange rates, not for profit. Regarding the loan fraud, she expressed deep regret to her daughter and Luo Ying, stating that her daughter was completely unaware, and she handled all bank interactions, with the house being for self-occupation. Bu Qi-zheng stated that after the incident, she contacted the bank, which said no property loss was caused and did not actively press charges. She is currently making normal repayments and has confessed to the crime, hoping for probation. Luo Ying pleaded guilty to assisting in loan fraud and facilitating Sun Xian's visit to Taiwan, stating that she merely helped a friend and received no compensation. (Editor: Li Ming-tsung) 1150407