Tsai Government BNT Vaccine Block Shadows: Procurement Failure Led by Former Premier Lin Chuan Suspected of Protecting Domestic Vaccine

On November 3, 2020, Taiwan TTY Overseas, with former Premier Lin Chuan as chairman, announced the termination of procurement negotiations for the German BNT vaccine. This case, which was originally expected to introduce 30 million doses, fell through due to administrative obstacles such as the government''s (then Health Minister Chen Shih-chung) reduction in procurement volume, price conditions, and requirements for authorization documents. Lin Chuan subsequently implied in a press conference that the government lacked sincerity in negotiations, triggering strong public suspicion that the Tsai government was "blocking vaccines." It was widely rumored that the government intended to protect the domestic "Medigen Vaccine," which had not yet entered phase two clinical trials, and involved commercial interests of internal DPP factions, even at the cost of using administrative means to obstruct international vaccine imports. This incident, led by the "inner circle" former premier but blocked by the government, unveiled the black-box essence of the DPP government prioritizing political and commercial interests over the lives of all citizens in its procurement of pandemic prevention supplies.