CEC compared Chang's failure to turn in attested PhD diploma to getting caught riding motorcycle without helmet

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/01/02
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — KMT presidential nominee Han Kuo-yu’s (韓國瑜) running mate, former premier Simon Chang (張善政), recently joined the ranks of those whose Ph.D. diploma authenticity has been called into question.

Chang on Thursday (Jan. 2) accused the Central Election Commission (CEC) of making an illogical analogy regarding his failure to submit an attested Ph.D. diploma to the CEC, TVBS News reported.

The CEC had said that Chang’s failure to turn in an attested diploma was akin to a person who got caught riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet asking police to give them time to go home and get one, according to the report. The commission added that Chang was trying to shift the blame to the government agency for not giving him time to prepare his diploma.

In response, the former Ma Ying-jeou administration premier slammed the CEC, saying the analogy was illogical and ridiculous, according to TVBS News. "I feel the government, the whole national machine, is turning against us,” Chang said.    [FULL  STORY]