National Secretary-General Su Chi rejected allegations of conflict of interest stemming from commercial activity by his wife and the acceptance of teaching posts by his younger brother in the authoritarian People's Republic of China by declaring that "Taiwan is a modern society and not a feudal country." Su has been the center of criticism about alleged conflicts of interest with the Chinese Communist Party-ruled PRC, which targets over 1,500 tactical missiles at Taiwan and is expanding other offensive forces across the Taiwan Strait and claims Taiwan as part of its territory.Su's spouse Chen Yueqing visited the PRC to promote a book she authored in April and has been reported by local media as involved in commercial trade in China, while former National Communications Council chairman Su Yung-chin, the security chief's younger brother, has accepted a teaching post at Zhejiang University.
"Such criticism does not help Taiwan," said Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou, who said that Su Yung-chin's teaching posts "were unrelated to national security and do not involve any conflict of interests."
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