“Sankei Shimbun” Taipei Branch Director Akio Yaita (pictured on the left, taken from Facebook) was “protested” by the Kuomintang legislator Chen Yixin (pictured on the right, file photo), which caused an uproar.Figure: New head shell synthesis
Akio Yaita, the head of the Taipei branch of the Japanese media “Sankei Shimbun”, was sent a letter to the Japan Head Office by Kuomintang legislator Chen Yixin, asking the newspaper to put pressure on him to restrict his speech, causing an uproar. In this regard, Chen Yixin said that he was only protesting, and he wrote to the foreign media editorial desk in response to the biased comments of foreign media reporters to ask for clarification, “What kind of pressure is this?” It was the first time he had seen a letter asking the chief to shut up his subordinates.
Chen Yixin believed that Akio Yaita’s comments were biased, but instead of asking someone in Taiwan to protest directly, he asked someone to write a letter in Japanese to the “Sankei Shimbun” head office in Japan to “protest”. After the incident was exposed, Chen Yixin’s Facebook popularity did not increase much, but “Yita Akio Club Yaita Akio” Facebook fans poured into a large number of fans to cheer.
In response to Chen Yixin’s claim that he was only protesting and not exerting pressure, Yaita Akio once again revealed the content of Chen Yixin’s letter on the 1st, saying that in black and white, “Please limit the speech of Director Yaita Branch.”
Akio Yaita said that he has been a reporter for more than 20 years, and there are countless protests and requests for corrections and apologies. It should be considered pressure.
He also gave an example, if it is not 2022, but 1972, and he is a reporter in Taiwan, if the chief receives a letter of protest with the signature “Chen Yixin, Legislator of the National Court of the Republic of China”, the next day he will You may lose your job.
In the interview, Chen Yixin also said that the reason for his protest was “Akio Yaita criticizes the opposition party arbitrarily in other countries.” Can’t criticize? Is it possible in one’s own country, but not in another country?”
Regarding Chen Yixin’s statement that Akio Yaita had apologized to some people in Taiwan for his words and deeds, Akio Yaita was surprised and said that this made him confused, because it was the first time he heard it, and it was about his personal reputation, “I would like to hear more.”
Akio Yaita shouted to Chen Yixin again. From the Lei Zhen Incident in 1960, the Beautiful Island Incident in 1979, and the Jiangnan Case in 1984, it seems that all the people concerned in the Kuomintang were triggered to shut up the critics. The way of mouth is the history that the Kuomintang cannot get rid of. He sincerely hoped that the Kuomintang would be ready and set off again, and called on Chen Yixin to correct him if he really had misunderstandings.