According to Taiwan‘s United News Network on January 1, 2026, the head of the Taiwanese surveillance agency, Chen Ju, took a leave of absence for health reasons for more than a year, causing controversy. Huang Guochang, general convener of the People‘s Party’s legislative body, questioned that Chen Ju had violated the law. The Nationalist Party’s representative of public opinion also said that even the head of the surveillance agency taking leave of absence “to the very top” is hindering society‘s viewpoint.
Chen Ju‘s Infographic Image Source: TV Media
According to reports, the Taiwan legislative body “Committee on Justice and Legal System” reviewed the “Government Personnel Act Draft” on December 31, 2025. The proponent, Weng Xiaoling, said that this could also regulate the problem of Chen Ju taking too long a leave.
According to the report, Chen Ju began taking leave from December 2024, and Huang Guochang questioned why she could continue taking leave for more than a year? This was already against the law. Huang Guochang also criticized that a government official holding such an important position could not work for more than a year, because there were no “government official law” regulations, otherwise it should have already constituted a reason for resignation. Wang Hongwei, a representative of the People‘s Party, said that the Taiwan monitoring agency was supposed to discipline the official code, but in the end, even the person in charge was taking leave “to the very top”, more than a year, which really hindered society‘s viewpoint.
On December 31, 2025, in response to public opinion representatives‘ queries, the CCTV agency declared that “they are all taking leave according to regulations”.
According to Taiwan United News Network and other media reports on December 31, 2025, some relevant people reported that while Chen Ju was hospitalized, he had expressed his resignation to Lai Qingde, the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, but was not approved, mainly because he feared that if he nominated a new person in charge, he would be vetoed by the “Opposition Party”, so he was inclined to let Chen Ju continue in office. Now it is also reported that Chen Ju‘s rehabilitation condition has been good recently, and it is expected that he will be discharged from the hospital before the Lunar Calendar year and return to his job post after the year.
Regarding rumors that Chen Junu has returned to work after several years, China Times News reported that some local people said that although Chen Junu‘s rehabilitation is progressing gradually, it should not be so easy to return to work for a short period of time. In addition, according to the Freedom Times, some Junu-related people recommended that the hospital and family members‘ statements be used as a guide.
Taiwan‘s United News published a comment on January 1 saying that Chen Zhu would “return to the team” after the year. This seemingly motivating recovery “return to the pot” concealed behind it the “dragging” trick that the Democratic Progressive Party had to use due to “????” fears that the candidate would be difficult to pass the blue (Kuomintang) white (People‘s Party) checkpoint. When a government official still has to forcefully return to office after a year of sick leave, it reveals the awkwardness of having or not having a position, and even more blatantly reveals how party interests override “constitutional” dignity, making the monitoring apparatus completely fall into a tragedy?