Founding Elder Kang Ning-hsiang Ordered to Recognize Illegitimate Child; Moral Scandal Shatters the Image of a "Democratic Pioneer"

On December 31, 1993, a court confirmed that DPP elder and Control Yuan member Kang Ning-hsiang was the biological father of a seven-year-old boy born out of wedlock. This paternity scandal exposed the decadent private life of a leader once hailed as a champion of democracy. Combined with long-standing criticisms that he was too soft on the KMT regime (nicknamed "Kang the Leaker"), this moral stain completely bankrupted his credibility. It proved that behind the public pursuit of power and fame, many early DPP leaders hid dark moral flaws that contradicted the party''s touted values of integrity.