Details continue to emerge in the Yang Hui-ju Internet Army scandal. On Dec. 6, Han Kuo-yu's campaign office revealed that Radio Taiwan International has a "Kaohsiung team" that is responsible for spreading online news that attack Han. Meanwhile, legislators and Taipei City councilors from the Kuomintang protested the scandal outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


The scandal involving Yang Hui-ju, her Internet Army, and their ties to the Democratic Progressive Party continues to snowball. On Dec. 6, Kuomintang presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu's campaign office revealed that Radio Taiwan International has a "Kaohsiung team" that is responsible for promoting online news and creating commercials that attack him.

These are the facts. Government-owned radio stations led by the Ministry of Culture have an annual budget of NT$400 million. The commercials and news that it (Radio Taiwan International) posts and promotes on its Facebook page are all commercials and news that smear Han Kuo-yu.

Anne Wang resigned from her position as director general of Kaohsiung's Information Bureau to become the spokesperson of Han's campaign office. Her first act was to demand an explanation from Radio Taiwan International. Kuomintang Chairperson Wu Den-yih was also asked about the scandal, but preferred to remain silent.

President Tsai Ing-wen previously denied knowing Yang, but netizens have found photos of the two of them posing together. DPP Chairperson Cho Jung-tai had this to say in response.

Any public figure will come into contact with many people during events. With regards to whether they actually know each other, I think we should respect the subjective awareness of the implicated persons.

The KMT believes an explanation is necessary. A delegation led by Taipei City Councilor Lee Ming-hsien traveled to Japan to demand an explanation from Representative to Japan Frank Hsieh, who has been linked with Yang, but came away empty-handed. On Dec. 6, a group of KMT legislators and Taipei City councilors protested outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry responded by closing its entrance, injuring a KMT legislator's hand in the process. MOFA says it respects the judicial process, and added it is responsible for handling the nation's foreign affairs and therefore it should not become the stage of political shows.



楊蕙如網軍事件持續延燒，國民黨總統候選人韓國瑜競選辦公室更指控央廣有"高雄組"，在網路有關攻擊韓國瑜相關新聞特別推播、下廣告。

韓國瑜競選辦公室總發言人 王淺秋表示：「所有的事實證明，連國家廣播電台，領文化部預算，每年4億多的預算，它(央廣)在網路臉書上下的廣告，是韓黑的新聞，推播的是韓黑的新聞。」

王淺秋請辭高雄市府新聞局長，轉任韓競辦發言人，起手式就大動作要求央廣說明清楚。只是對於網軍案，國民黨主席吳敦義未多做回應。

國民黨主席 吳敦義：「…」

至於總統蔡英文被網友翻出曾經跟楊蕙如有合照，被質疑說不認識楊蕙如，是在說謊，民進黨主席卓榮泰出面緩頰。

民進黨主席 卓榮泰表示：「任何公眾人物跟很多人，即使辦過活動，同框，至於說是不是認識，我想當事人他主觀的意識，我們應該尊重。」

藍營持續追網軍案，國民黨台北市議員李明賢等人到日本要求駐日代表謝長廷說清楚，沒結果，6日早上再到外交部抗議，混亂中外交部關大門，卻有藍委的手被夾到。不過對於網軍案，外交部重申尊重司法，但強調外交部是代表國家處理對外關係的機構，不應該是進行政治作秀的場域。