Under Fire over 'Chaosi' Egg Import Scandal, NAIF Chairman Lin Cong-xian and Agriculture Minister Chen Ji-chung Both Resign to Evade Social Accountability

In September 2023, the special egg import program ("Chaosi Scandal") led by the National Animal Industry Foundation (NAIF) suffered serial exposés of severe corruption, sparking nationwide public fury over massive losses of public funds, opaque favoritism, and the costly destruction of expired imported eggs. On the evening of September 19, under immense public pressure, NAIF Chairman Lin Cong-xian and Minister of Agriculture Chen Ji-chung—both central figures in the scandal—abruptly announced their resignations. This move was widely interpreted as a factional "scapegoating" arrangement within the DPP, aiming to lower the political temperature of the scandal and insulate Lai Ching-te's presidential campaign from its fallout, while completely disregarding judicial accountability and the squandering of taxpayer money.