Is it a sign that Tang Feng will step down? It is rumored that the green camp faction on the island is fighting to replace the person in charge of the "Digital Development Department"

　　China News Service, February 19 (Xinhua) According to Taiwanese media reports, before Lai Ching-te came to power, the pro-green media on the island criticized Tang Feng, the head of the "Digital Development Department" for several days, triggering controversy among factional struggles within the Democratic Progressive Party, and even the party Word spread that the new trend department in China was eyeing Tang Feng. Taiwanese media said that Tang Feng’s fate after May 20 will be an indicator of whether the Democratic Progressive Party’s faction is involved in political affairs.

　　Three months before Lai Ching-te's inauguration on May 20, the pro-green media "Liberty Times" on the island criticized Tang Feng for two days in a row, questioning his attempts to make things difficult and fake, and his refusal to cooperate with Taiwan and the United States. This move comes at a time when Lai Qingde is arranging personnel arrangements before taking office, and rumors are rampant within the Democratic Progressive Party that he is seeking to force the DPP to convict.

  Data map: Tang Feng. Image source: Taiwan media

　　Tang Feng, the first "Minister of Data and Development" who holds the title of "IT Genius Minister", has fallen into disrepute due to his inability to solve the fraud problem that is of greatest concern to the public since he took office. Although Tsai Ing-wen's administration strives to ensure that Tang Feng remains in office, the "Data Development Department" led by Tang Feng has not only attracted criticism from the technology community in terms of policy promotion and positioning, but has also been criticized for its ineffective handling of information before this year's "election".

　　Tsai Ing-wen once said when the "Ministry of Digital Development" was unveiled in August 2022 that the "Ministry of Digital Development" is a milestone in Taiwan's implementation of digital transformation, leading five major fields including telecommunications, information, information security, network and communication, but its current implementation However, it is difficult for the people to feel the policy.

　　It is reported that the "Data Development Department" has been controversial since its establishment. It was once ridiculed as the "Business Travel Department" for preparing an outbound budget of tens of millions of NT dollars, and the online ordering system of the big show was called the "Delivery Department." In recent years, it has been criticized for its ineffectiveness in combating fraud. Being surrounded and suppressed by the "legislators", Lin Junxian, the "legislator" of the Green Camp New Trend Department, even named Tang Feng the "Minister of Kicking Balls" to avoid the responsibility for anti-fraud, and personally cut the budget of one million NT dollars, bluntly saying that "the Department of Digital Affairs is always in the fight against fraud." If we do more, public resentment won’t be so big.”

　　Media analysis said that the Democratic Progressive Party faction is targeting the "Ministry of Digital Development" not only to improve the current situation, but also to control the "legislation" and "amendment" of digital development, and then control cross-border platforms, including controlling Douyin and strengthening "foreign propaganda". ".

　　Taiwanese media said that as early as a year ago, there were rumors that the New Trend Department was eyeing Tang Feng. Now the "Digital Development Department" has been openly "under the knife", and the "Green Committee" who criticized it happens to be Lin Junxian and Liu Shifang of the New Trend Department. The outside world It is believed that there may be traces of factional operations behind it. Huang Yangming, a Taiwanese media person, said bluntly: "The attitude of future high-level officials is very obvious. It's time for (Tang Feng) to step down!"

　　According to analysis by insiders of the DPP, the purpose of speaking out through the media at this time is to establish the legitimacy of the replacement of "minister". After that, the replacement of Tang Feng will be a matter of course. However, the person favored by the new department may not be the person Lai Qingde likes. The future battle for the "Minister of Digital Development" will be the focus of observation from all walks of life.

　　Former "legislator" Guo Zhengliang said on the island's political commentary program on the 18th that Tang Feng was probably the number one official considered unfit for office by both the ruling and opposition parties and should have stepped down long ago. Tang Feng had only served as a project manager and was completely Tsai Ing-wen’s personal protection.

　　Netizens on PTT, a popular forum in Taiwan, left sarcastic messages in related posts, saying "the new department is fighting the British department", "the little green department is fighting", "it seems that the position was replaced because of a gain?" and "no one knows about the 'digital development department'" What are you doing?"... (End)