NPC Standing Committee: Former Jiangsu Taiwan Affairs Office Director Lian Yueqin Involved in Serious Violations

Central News Agency Taipei, April 20 (Reporter Qiu Guoqiang/Zhou Huiying) Lian Yueqin, former director of the Jiangsu Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office, who was stripped of her qualification as a representative of the 14th National People's Congress in February, had the reason for her dismissal remain a mystery. The bulletin of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, released on the 17th, disclosed for the first time that Lian Yueqin is suspected of "serious disciplinary and legal violations," but the bulletin did not specify the details of her alleged violations. In addition to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, central and provincial party and government units, including the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission of China, have not yet announced that Lian Yueqin is under investigation for "serious disciplinary and legal violations." Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported that the "Bulletin of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, No. 2 of this year," released on the 17th, included the "Report on the Representative Qualifications of Some Representatives," which for the first time revealed that Lian Yueqin, a representative of the 14th National People's Congress elected by Jiangsu Province, and former director of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee's Taiwan Work Office and former director of the Jiangsu Provincial Government's Taiwan Affairs Office, is "suspected of serious disciplinary and legal violations." The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China previously announced on February 26th that 19 people had their qualifications as National People's Congress representatives revoked. In addition to the 9 highly watched PLA representatives, Lian Yueqin was among them. Her resume as director of the Jiangsu Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office was already removed in November 2025. Among the 19 people whose qualifications as representatives of the National People's Congress of China were revoked, besides the 9 PLA representatives, the remaining 10 were all civilian officials. However, among these 10 people, apart from Lian Yueqin, the other 9 had already been formally announced to be under investigation, making Lian Yueqin's current whereabouts unknown. Lian Yueqin's last public appearance was attending the 19th Taiwan Business Forum held in Huai'an, Jiangsu, from October 16 to 18, 2025. In March 2024, when asked by reporters during the National People's Congress in Beijing whether the sinking of a Chinese fishing boat in Kinmen waters affected cross-strait exchanges, Lian Yueqin replied that public sentiment might persist for some time, and she believed everyone would gradually calm down. "We are also very pleased to see that whether it is compatriots from the mainland or compatriots from Taiwan, I believe that the voice of justice and positive energy still occupy the mainstream." However, Lian Yueqin's remarks were criticized by some Chinese social opinion leaders as "calm and indifferent," "where does the joy come from?" and "utterly obsequious and accommodating, unable to distinguish friend from foe." (Editor: Qiu Guoqiang/Zhou Huiying) 04/20/2026. Standing with the facts, your sponsorship is the power to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency 'Firsthand News' APP to get the latest information. The text, images, and audio on this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast, or transmitted and used without authorization. Keywords: